пт, 14 апр. 2023 г., 06:33 Rob Prowel via Cin <cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org>:
> On 4/13/23 20:57, Andrew Randrianasulu via Cin wrote: > >>> Last summer I put out an ad for a 10 week CinGG summer of code with the > >>> title of "Linux / C++ beginner / student" with an enticement of $400 > each > >>> week for compiling, execution of well outlined steps, and make mods to > the > >>> "burn" plugin to just add the gui variables. I thought someone might > like > >>> the challenge and could put in a few hours each week (before and after > >>> "aging" plugin gui mods would serve as a guideline). > >>> > >>> Response from Ernest Ibarra was "he was interested" and had a "Mac Pro > >>> with Ubuntu and also had 3 years of C++ knowledge". Pointed him to the > >>> Manual on how to build CinGG and he sent me a screenshot showing a > built > >>> version. So I assumed he was able to do a build which would mean he > had to > >>> have done a compile?? > >>> > >>> Ibarra was paid $400 a week for 4 weeks just to experiment with coding > >>> but by the end of the 4th week he reported "having a really hard time > >>> compiling" just the plugin. I suggested he do a full compile with his > >>> modifications in (since supposedly he had compiled the whole program at > >>> least once, right?). > >>> > >>> Ernest Ibarra stopped replying to my emails after 4 weeks of PayPal > >>> payments by June 28th. Finally on July 19th, after receiving another 2 > >>> weeks (total $2400) I asked Ibarra to send me the code that he could > not > >>> get to compile so I could compile it myself but never heard back. BIG > >>> DISAPPOINTMENT -- should not 3 years of C++ be enough for a competent > >>> programmer to work on a very small part of Cinelerra? So I am closing > BT > >>> #62 as being a HUGE FAILURE -- at least with Ernest Ibarra. > >>> > > > I've been coding for 35+ years, and have even designed hardenned systems > that run on spacefraft, and while my comment is in no way meant to > disparage the folks who volunteer to code and fix cinGG, I wouldn't > touch the codebase with a 10 foot pole in its current state. It can > loosely be defined as C++, but nothing in it is anywhere near modern C++ > best-practice coding, and internal documentation doesn't exist. Well, feel free to try working with https://github.com/olive-editor/olive for example. [or Openshot, they had new release lately]. I am too curious for *not* looking everywhere, so eventually it will find its way at least back to mail list! The > only thing that keeps it chugging along are the countless hours of a few > folks who have been into it long enough and deeply enough to know what > is where. > > I'd be more inclined to say "did you learn your lesson?" to anyone who > offered money to someone for cinGG coding updates. > > And FWIW, I know many 10-15 year software engineers who lack talent, but > can continue to earn a living because qualitative productivity isn't > valued anymore. > > > -- > Cin mailing list > Cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org > https://lists.cinelerra-gg.org/mailman/listinfo/cin >
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