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From:
horos
Date:
July 24, 2000 16:31
Subject:
Re: ok, fire away
Message ID:
200007242331.QAA21556@earth.he.net
> >A short but meaningful title and one concise paragraph.
> >Remember, there'll be a clarification stage later before any voting.
>
> Do these "complaints & defects" refer to bugs as well as annoyances?
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ok, a couple of clarifications:
I would assume that 'bugs' should be confined to p5p; I'm looking for things
that apply to perl5 *if it worked as intended*. Since bugs are by definition
broken, no I'd say that these things do not apply. If on the other hand you
think a particular piece of syntax is broken by nature, then I'd include it.
> Is it also a wishlist?
No, I don't think it is a wish list. Although certain annoyances would
(I'm sure) suggest solutions. Document the problem, not the potential solution.
> Does it apply to non-code things like documentation?
Yes, definitely. In fact I'd encourage people to complain about other things
besides syntax issues. Syntax issues are important, but there are other fish
to fry:
1) documentation && resource availability
2) architecture (CPAN, build process, source control, etc.)
3) integration with other languages
4) social engineering ( mailing lists, how forums work,
bug reporting && fixing,
licenses, advocacy )
5) cross-platform issues
As Larry said, I think that a complaint list forms the foundation for rebuilding
the perl porters *community* as well as rebuilding perl itself. As such, we h
ave to document all problems perl - only then can we truly figure out how to
fix them.
Ed
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