Am I the only one who gets a blank page when I try to load (Windows) 9.03 by clicking on https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation/J903/AIOx ?
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 10:33 AM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not going to enlarge my commit messages. They need to be short. > > Any explanation should be in commentary in the code, for maximum benefit. > > I agree that a new generation of developers is needed. Perhaps they're > out there already - many people seem to build JE from the source. > > It's a complex codebase, through. Why don't you dive in by adding > commentary to some of the parts that lack it? You would learn something > of the code without the risk of breaking anything, and you would > definitely be making things easier for the next guy. I would review > anything you write. > > Henry Rich > > > > On 2/1/2021 11:25 PM, ethiejiesa via Programming wrote: > > Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/commits/master might interest > you... > > Indeed, I have the repo cloned locally! > > > > However, when digging through old bug reports, I find it quite > challenging to > > match up the "fixed" notices with the corresponding code commits. In > cases with > > a clear test case demonstrating the bug, we can use git-bisect to sleuth > out > > the commit that eliminates the failure. However, cases without this > almost > > invariably defeat my investigative skills. > > > > For posterity's sake, and if it's not too much of a hassle, I thought it > might > > be helpful to have some commits/diffs/comments attached to those "fixed" > > messages. > > > > I will admit to a bit of an ulterior motive here, though. > > > > Bill, Eric, and Henry have deep domain knowledge about JE. I am > personally > > hoping that sharing the diffs would also spark discussion and give a > natural > > avenue to share and spread such expertise. > > > > The gory details are exceptionally interesting! > > > > > > Permit me to query a broader point, though. > > > > It strikes me that the git-shortlog on the repo is very short: > > > > $ git shortlog --summary > > 6 Chris Burke > > 231 Eric Iverson > > 1430 HenryHRich > > 1 bill > > 597 bill lam > > 3 cdb > > 3 kbi > > > > For the most part, we only have 3 devs, with all of them part of the old > guard, > > per se. Better yet, Henry has authored over 62% of all commits! Granted, > this > > only reflects the history from 2016 onward, but my question is this: Do > we have > > up and coming JE hackers that can pick up the torch when the time comes? > > > > > > Anyway, maybe JSoftware has a vision for the future that I've failed to > pick up > > on. The ulterior motive behind my "share a bit about the fix" is to > perhaps > > open a channel with the community that sucks in potential JE devs like > myself! > > I was just trying to be sneaky about things by suggesting something very > simple > > and, hopefully, hassle-free. > > > > > > 2!:55 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
