I believe Dan wanted to release Luna+1 AKA Isis at around the same time as Ubuntu 14.04 On Aug 18, 2013 6:41 PM, "Craig" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I posted the following message on Google Plus yesterday, but it occurred > to me that the weekend may not be prime time for checking that social > network. I think this message is pretty important, so I want to post it > again here: (I apologize in advance for its length) > > Congratulations to all the developers who made Luna such a success! >> You've done a great job and delivered an incredible Linux experience! >> >> I know I bring this up periodically, but I'm concerned that Luna + 1 and >> future releases will take more and more time to release, and/or that you >> will quickly reach a ceiling with respect to the amount of code we'll be >> able to maintain before quality degrades. >> >> The cause for my concern is the nature of complexity: as software grows >> (that is, as code is added), bugs grow exponentially (complexity increases >> exponentially with logic, and bugs grow linearly with complexity). If we >> don't start working toward solutions that will scale with this problem, we >> **will** hit a ceiling with respect to the amount of complexity we will be >> able to support (this means fewer features or less-powerful features). I >> promise. >> >> I know some in the community are working toward this goal, but I think >> it's going to take a concerted effort on the part of the developers to take >> this problem seriously. I urge you all to take this problem as seriously as >> you take the rest of the user experience (because bugs are, at the end of >> the day, a sharp degradation of the user experience). >> >> In my experience, the silver bullet for combating this problem is test >> driven development. If you look around the software development industry, >> code is improving, and it's largely because TDD is catching on. And Google >> is a good role model in this regard (not just for us, but for >> everyone--they are pioneers of code quality). If you're a developer and >> you're unfamiliar with TDD, take some time and research it. It will pay >> dividends immediately. If you have any questions about development, I'm >> happy to provide my advice as a professional developer. Also, read up on >> Google's testing strategies (I recommend >> http://www.amazon.com/Google-Tests-Software-James-Whittaker/dp/0321803027_How >> Google Tests Software_). >> >> You guys are a _great_ UX shop, now let's become a great code shop. I >> hope this analogy doesn't offend anyone who is passionate about their tech >> brands, but my advice is this: >> >> Design like Apple, develop like Google. >> >> I really push you developers to continue to strive to hone your craft the >> way Daniel and Cassidy (and any other UX designers) are learning to hone >> theirs. >> >> P.S., Sorry for the book, and I hope you all take this as respectful, >> constructive criticism. _Please_ ask me anything about development, >> especially with respect to how we can keep quality high using processes >> rather than sheer developer effort (so as to free you developers to work on >> interesting problems rather than bug hunting). >> >> Thanks for reading, >> Craig >> > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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