On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Nicolas Spiegelberg <nspiegelb...@fb.com> wrote: > I agree with Todd's sentiments on unnecessarily coupling feature priority > with the availability of a patch. There's patches that we've developed > internally, then threw away because we couldn't tie it to a production use > case or thought a better design might be necessary. There's also patches > that we've had simmering out for a couple weeks so we could think about it > and cross-talk. Every new feature adds to the complexity of an > already-complex system. We should make sure the feature has demand. >
Another factor that I think we should consider when taking on big features, and I've heard a version of this from you Nicolas, is whether the feature contributor will be around post commit to fix bugs that pop up post-commit. St.Ack
