I'm not sure if I agree with the idea that it's only for quick items. It's pretty common to see links to long, involved github-issue threads on hacker news.
In any case, I posted a feature request for discussion just now. :) https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/issues/28 "Make {.@E. a Special Combination / FLO" On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:54 AM Eric Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: > Will be interesting to see who weighs in on this. > > My first thought is that the difference between the github list and the > wiki list is a bit like the difference between stackoverflow and the forum. > The wiki makes more exposition easy and allows the idea to develop. The > github list is more oriented to problems that are simple to state and > relatively simple to fix. > > We need to do more with github and the expected way of doing things. But it > would be a shame to lose the power of wiki. Would be nice to somehow have > the best of both worlds. > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:42 AM Michal Wallace <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I suggest we take this: > > > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Interpreter/Requests > > > > ... and migrate everything here: > > > > https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/issues > > > > Pros: > > - permalink to issues (currently the link breaks when moved to "done") > > - issues can be assigned, searched, etc > > - can be associated with pull requests / code reviews on github > > - can be marked as "easy" or "help wanted" to encourage outsiders > > - commit messages can auto-link to the issue > > - free and fairly standard for github accounts > > - github accounts don't require manual setup (vs j wiki accounts) > > > > Cons: > > - requests would no longer show up in j wiki search > > - requestors would need a github account > > - might be other options that are even better > > - inertia? > > > > Thoughts? > > > > (I am happy to help with / do all of the migration work, if people aren't > > opposed to the idea...) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
