You can't be serious suggesting this. YA
On Apr 10, 9:38 am, luke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone other than me in need of just a little more time on their > Android Developer Challenge submission? I have barely been sleeping > for stretches of days at a time to try and get my submission > implemented and working, and I need more time before the deadline, > otherwise I may not be able to submit anything working (the last > pieces have to come together before the whole thing works, fingers > crossed). > > Justification for the request: > ** Huge amounts of the API are not well documented, and half the time > the Javadoc doesn't even work in Eclipse, it is not stored in a > completely compatible format > (bug:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35 > ). > ** Also, I keep hitting random bugs in the tools (Eclipse plugin and > even the Dalvik VM), as I'm thrashing them pretty hard, and these bugs > are slowing down development. > ** If an application isn't quite complete, it may be unusable and > therefore not worth submitting, meaning a small amount of time can > make the difference between a good submission and months of wasted > time if you simply can't submit in the current form. > ** Giving more time during the period where people are uber-motivated > (i.e. before the deadline) will only result in a larger number of high- > quality applications. > ** Giving more time doesn't hurt anyone, everybody can add more > spit&polish to their apps regardless of whether they're "finished" or > not... > > To other Developer Chalenger entrants: If you are struggling to get > the submission done in time, and if a little extra time will make or > break your submission, please post a short reply in the following > format, designating the bare minimum estimated extra time you would > need. I can only hope that Google will see this post and consider one > more slight change of date, but at the very least this can be > considered a poll that will hopefully give an indication of where > everybody is at. > > <+> 1 week > > You do not need to reply if you have finished your submission or if > you disagree with requesting an extension, please start another thread > for that if you want. I post this message at the risk of receiving > the sort of response that came last time the issue of deadline > extension came up ("But I've worked so hard on getting this done by > the deadline!"). Extra time helps everybody involved. > > Google: I know there are numerous timing constraints you have to > juggle with respect to how the next 6 months or so is going to unfold, > so I know this date can't be pushed off indefinitely... but I hope you > will please see if there is any more give in the schedule! I can only > imagine there has been schedule creep with all internal aspects of > Android and the OHA too... > > Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
