> To me, the two biggest "features" that need > development are software quality and documentation (probability in that > order), and that is where I personally would recommend funding. However, > any such money remains a long-term hope.
That's a pitty, because the difference in funding is what separates the boys business from the mens business. Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2011, 19.37:45 schrieb Donkagen: > Software testing is probably one of those areas that separates the men from > the boys. It is great fun to add new features and functionality, but > requires sustained hard work to ensure that the end result "just works". > > I'm currently writing a tutorial for individuals with no GIS experience to > start using QGIS for real tasks. As part of this I've started adding > warnings about known problems, incomplete features and functionality that > (to me) is non-intuitive... and I'm starting to feel defensive about a > product that I love, but isn't demonstrating its inner qualities. > > Unit testing is very important, but system testing in many environments is > also necessary to get statistical confidence in stability. > > Last month, Julien Malik mentioned about Sikuli ( http://sikuli.org/ > http://sikuli.org/ ). I've had a preliminary look at the documentation and > it may have potential. I will not have time to try it for a few weeks, but > the possibility of developing scripts to exercise QGIS without any > knowledge of, or access to, the code looks useful. If I get chance to > develop any tests, I'll give an update. > In the UK, I'm trying to encourage the uptake of QGIS at the community > level and, hopefully with a demonstrably growing user base, to get some > government funding. To me, the two biggest "features" that need > development are software quality and documentation (probability in that > order), and that is where I personally would recommend funding. However, > any such money remains a long-term hope. > > Quality is not an add-on, but a fundamental necessity to stay in business. > If anyone doubts this, try asking the ghosts of the British motorcycle and > automotive industries. > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Rethinking-the-testing-and-release- > procedure-of-QGIS-tp6534703p6559264.html Sent from the qgis-developer > mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer -- Dr. Marco Hugentobler Sourcepole - Linux & Open Source Solutions Churerstr. 22, CH-8808 Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland [email protected] http://www.sourcepole.ch Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
