Julian,
No problem, I thought your responses were helpful and constructive. I
am interested to help, at this point I want to know what is the best way
for me to do that. For example, how to start: brainstorming,
collaborating (hosting a meeting, chat channel, or opening an issue
ticket), or just do it? What format: Wiki, Word document, PowerPoint
presentation, etc.? How much research should I do: you mentioned
client-side tool integration (TortoiseSVN, etc.) and other tools for
comparison (Git, Perforce, etc.)? My assumption is you are perhaps
looking to take a step back from what is already posted about SavePoints
and perhaps address a design that includes client side and server side
use cases, scenarios, and approaches. Then at some point I assume it is
reviewed and versioned, then someone can decide what to implement now or
in the future.
Feel free to contact me offline if that makes sense, I am new to this.
I want to help, but I also want to get it right the first time to save
everyone's time.
Thanks,
Danny
On 11/1/2017 9:25 AM, Julian Foad wrote:
Julian Foad wrote:
Have we thought of the server-side possibility? Of course. [...]
I realized what I said can come across as rather critical and
dismissive of the idea. I hope that you or others will be equally
critical of my work. My start on shelving is nothing more than a thin
wrapper around 'svn diff' and 'svn patch' at this stage, so the same
questions apply to it. I think how it works is the simple UI gives me
a mental framework that helps me think about the potential use cases
and further requirements, whereas using diff and patch directly would
tend to constrain my thinking to the use cases and limitations of
those existing commands.
So another way I could respond is, sure, that may be the start of
something good and useful, so please go ahead and start creating it
and/or thinking further and expanding on the details. Others have
asked for this server-side kind of shelving before, and Perforce
shelving is server-side. Maybe only by trying it will we really learn
how useful it is and what for. Might you have the time to take the
idea further? It would be great if you did; even a little input like
your initial inquiry is helpful.
- Julian
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