Ortwin Glück wrote: > Looking at the bug statistics at > > >http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi?product=-All-&output=show_chart&datasets=NEW%3A&datasets=ASSIGNED%3A&datasets=REOPENED%3A&datasets=UNCONFIRMED%3A&links=1&banner=1 > > > > Bugs are taking over! > > Fact: > The number of bugs is now three times as high as half a year ago: over > 12,000 open bugs! > > Are Mozilla developers creating more bugs than they (can ever) fix? > Where is this going to end? > > Do you guys actually write unit tests? I doubt it. There are so many > bugs that are just broken features that have worked before. > > If I were a Mozilla project manager I would suggest: > > - stop new features > - have all the code reviewed > - write unit tests > - perform regression tests regularly > - refine the check-in process (unit/regression test before checking in) > - refactor where necessary > - fix bugs > - take your time: it's ready when it's ready > - when the number of bugs is back to a normal level: rewrite project > plans. > > If you do not act now you will be lost in completely fucked-up code > that needs (again) a complete rewrite from scratch. Mozilla will be > developed to death if you do not care. Do you know your peril? > > Ortwin Glück > SW Engineer > Switzerland >
I'm beginning to think that some people from Microsoft are coding for Mozilla in order to make sure it doesn't become a competitor.
