Really interesting to see a little sneak peak behind the scenes of Android's development. Would be interesting to see more of that honestly. Thanks for all you do Dianne, it's greatly appreciated.
-- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I appreciate people jumping to me defense, but this is really not > necessary. To be honest, Shane's reply was so tame compared to other > discussions I've had that it didn't even register to me as rude. (And to be > clear, I am not telling people absolutely to not do something, I just try > when I see someone doing something that will cause problems in the future, > to tell them "don't do this because your code will break." I can't stop > people from doing stuff that will break, I just want them to know this going > in.) > > Anyway to address a few more comments -- > > Technically my job is to manage the Android core frameworks. Whether this > includes replying to developers on forums is not specified, but personally I > see that as part of the job. Whatever the case it is nothing like the main > part of the job... so I post on these forums mostly when I am not at work > (like I am now, before going to work). This is mostly a matter of > prioritizing my time -- should I spend that time posting to these forums, or > working on new versions of Android, or investigating bugs like the > onStartCommand() that has been discussed elsewhere here? > > The reason I ask people to not send replies directly to me is because that > does not benefit anyone else, and the time I spend replying to the same > question twice means one less question I can answer. I already can't keep > up with all the questions on online forums, so I want to keep my time spent > there where it benefits everyone. > > And as far as who developed Android -- what Android is today was developed > mostly at Google. When I joined Google and started on Android, most of the > existing work (which was creating a mobile API unified across Java, > JavaScript, and C++) was being replaced with the "Dalvik Uber Alles" > approach we have today. Some of the original implementation remains in bits > and pieces (such as the C++ AssetManager), but what you think of Android > today was mostly created from 2005 to 2007/2008 while engineers were at > Google. > > Activities, notifications, resources, Dalvik, content providers, the view > hierarchy, and on, and on, that was all done by engineers while working at > Google. > > (I should also say that Google's management was also strongly involved with > Android and helped make the project successful. For example, we had > quarterly updates where had to show them real progress in the software. > This was extremely valuable from the start to focus development priorities > on what was needed to ship the software. Did I mention Google is a pretty > awesome company? It is. I doubt Android could have happened anywhere > else.) > > Anyway, let's consider discussions about who is being rude or whatever done > and get back to more interesting technical stuff. :) > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Indicator Veritatis <[email protected]>wrote: > >> As I read your reply, I somehow remember the saying of Ben Franklin >> from his Wit and Wisdom, "Quarrels would be neither bitter nor long, >> if on one side -only-, lay the wrong". >> >> This is because, yes, Shane did not need to be rude. But even after >> having defended Dianne's answer in another post, I now feel the need >> to point out how her answer was not an example of sterling politeness, >> either. Even though she was 100% correct to warn against hard coding >> package names. >> >> In your own words, "none of the backlash would have happened" if >> Dianne has not been, true to style, so extremely curt, writing just >> like so many highly accomplished technical people who get everything >> technically correct, but everything that is not technical not correct: >> ( >> >> One should expect a backlash when two out of three sentences read like >> an impatient mother scolding a child, starting out with such an abrupt >> imperative, "Don't". >> >> Nor is it often considered helpful to say "Don't do A" without >> proposing an -alternative- to A. Speaking of alternatives, it >> surprises me no one has noticed yet: Dianne's prohibition was not on >> using package names, but on using HARD-CODED package names. Why has no >> one mentioned alternatives? Put the package name in a configuration >> file somewhere, or (even more extreme, in my opinion), pull it down >> from a server, so that it can be changed when the package name >> changes, without having to download a new APK. Surely Shane can get >> the client to accept that. >> >> >> On Feb 28, 3:03 pm, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >> > None of that matters... It's just a simple matter of etiquette. When >> asking >> > for help you don't have to be rude if you don't like the answer. And if >> you >> > feel it doesn't apply then great... don't apply it! >> > >> > The OP could just as easily have said "Thanks for the advice Dianne, but >> in >> > my case this doesn't apply because of X, Y, and Z." and then none of the >> > backlash would have happened >> > >> > No reason whatsoever to cop an attitude... >> > >> > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:54 PM, rich friedel <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > You're right. Mr. Edo didn't finish, so let me... >> > >> > > ...wouldn't be the super awesome mobile framework that we enjoy and >> love! >> > > On Feb 28, 2011 5:49 PM, "Greg Donald" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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