I just realized that i didn't write what i meant to write. No wonder so many people were agreeing with me.
What I meant to say was that 1.4 is ALSO incompletely documented, etc. We've seen a fair amount of sarcasm and indignation on this list lately and it seems to be directed at the difficulty of using Watir 1.4. At first i was offended, but with time, i realized that it is coming from enough different people that i have to assume that what we are seeing here is only the tip of an iceberg -- that lots of people start using Watir with expectations that it will be far easier than it actually is. I want to proactively reset these expectations. I think i also want to say something about this being a 100% Volunteer effort. I'll draft a new blurb shortly. Thanks for the comments. I also have plans to significantly improve Watir documentation, but i plan to have this be based on Watir 1.5 and therefore the 1.5 project needs to move forward first. Bret Charley Baker wrote: > I completely agree. People have to understand that while there are a > lot of great reasons to use 1.5, it is still a work in progress and > does take a higher level of skill and for lack of better terms, > personal discovery, to use. > > -Charley > > On 9/18/06, Bret Pettichord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Based on recent feedback, i am thinking that we need to add the >> following information to the main Watir webpage at wtr.rubyforge.org: >> >> Watir 1.5 is currently under active development. >> However, it remains poorly documented. Users often have to read >> through a confusing email archive to find solutions to common problems. >> They also should understand HTML. >> Although developers understand it easily enough, testers are often >> confused and frustrated by it. >> If you decide to use it anyway, you've been warned. Don't complain to >> us about it. >> >> Comments please. I'm not joking. >> >> Bret >> _______________________________________________ >> Wtr-general mailing list >> Wtr-general@rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-general mailing list > Wtr-general@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
