+ 1 to Brian's 1st person comment :) No reservations.
SHIP IT! On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Brian Gerstle <bgers...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > I love the first-person perspective. Glad to have you BK! > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Adam Baso <ab...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Great writeup. I don't have any reservations. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Corey Floyd <cfl...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >>> (Testing out our new 3rd party library vetting: >>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Third_Party_Libraries >>> ) >>> >>> >>> Early today I interviewed BlocksKit for a potential position in our >>> codebase (Specifically BlocksKit/Core). >>> >>> BlocksKit is a popular functional veneer for the cocoa frameworks. You >>> can find out more about BlocksKit here: >>> https://github.com/zwaldowski/BlocksKit >>> >>> Read BlocksKit's responses to our interview questions below: >>> >>> >>> >>> - Is the license permissive? >>> >>> Yes, I have an MIT license! Use me how you will. >>> >>> - Is the library ubiquitous? >>> >>> I have 3,100+ stars and 407 forks on Github - people like me. >>> >>> - Is it installable via CocoaPods? >>> >>> Of course! >>> >>> - What is the impact on binary size? >>> >>> Negligible, I don't contain any assets and consist mostly of small >>> categories. >>> >>> - How severe, if at all, are inbuilt subdependencies? >>> >>> I don't need no stinking dependencies. >>> >>> - Will this make the code more, or less, understandable for >>> volunteers? >>> >>> Depends on the volunteer - Those with with functional programming skills >>> will be more comfortable with my syntax. I am however a pretty well >>> documented and lightweight library, so I should be easy to understand for >>> anyone how to use me. >>> >>> - What are the performance ramifications of using this library? >>> >>> None, I use foundation classes to perform enumerations so I get all the >>> performance benefits of the Cocoa collections. >>> >>> - What are the complexity ramifications of using this library? >>> >>> My primary purpose is to remove boiler plate code and make developer >>> intent more clear. I should decrease complexity of your code. >>> >>> - Is it actively maintained? >>> >>> Yes - I am very well cared for and have a nice test suite. >>> >>> - Is it compatible with current deployment targets? >>> >>> Yes - I still have a soft spot for iOS 6. >>> >>> - Does it hinder interop (e.g., with Swift)? >>> >>> I love and Obj-C and Swift (but Swift does include some of my >>> functionality in the standard library) >>> >>> - What is the exit plan if the library becomes unmaintained? >>> >>> Since I am pretty lean and have good test coverage, your team should be >>> able to maintain me if needed. If you decide to not maintain me, you can >>> move some of your codebase to swift to replace some of my functionality. >>> >>> >>> Thanks for reading… If you have any other questions for BlocksKit, be >>> sure to leave them here and we will forward them on. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mobile-l mailing list >>> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> >> > > > -- > EN Wikipedia user page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brian.gerstle > IRC: bgerstle > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > >
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