If there is a relatively-isolated subset of the task that I can work on in the meantime, let me know.
Perhaps some modeler/config-file support or even something more involved in the guts. On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Andrus Adamchik <and...@objectstyle.org> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Would be cool to have you back :-) > > Yeah, my estimate re: horizontal+vertical inheritance was that it would > require lots of *uninterrupted* work on my end (lets say 4 weeks). Since I > have to work on other projects at the same time, that's the luxury I can't > afford (in fact it already resulted in a few abandoned local git branches > where I started to develop some idea, only to realize I can't remember what > it was when I come back to it 2 months later). > > I am going to WWDC in a few weeks. Maybe I can use this "vacation" time to > give it another shot (especially since it involves a trans-atlantic flight > where nobody can call me or send an email ... this may be equivalent to 4 > weeks of office time :-)). I was going to work on some other 3.1 features > now, but since inheritance has always been high on my list of things to do, > I wouldn't mind re-prioritizing... > > Andrus > > > > On May 19, 2010, at 1:19 AM, Mike Kienenberger wrote: >> >> Andrus, >> >> In the horizontal inheritance jira issue, you mentioned the following: >> ================= >> Unfortunately we dropped the ball on horizontal inheritance in 3.0 due >> to the lack of time by people who could make it happen (the >> implementation is rather deep and involved). I very much like to >> revive this effort in 3.1 beyond a few Modeler patches that we have in >> place so far. It is in my queue right after the new DI stuff. >> ================= >> >> The primary JSF/JPA team project I have been working on is now >> considering switching to Cayenne and dropping JPA. One of the >> concerns is vertical inheritance support. Any thoughts on how long >> it might take and how much effort is involved before vertical >> inheritance is a first-class citizen? If we switch, it is likely >> that I will be able to contribute toward this effort -- it was hard to >> find time to work on Cayenne when I wasn't doing any paid projects >> involving Cayenne. >> > >
