On Apr 09, 2007 12:49 AM, John McKernon wrote: > >>> The only thing that makes me feel uncomfortable is: Why do make such > >>> bugs it to the final release? > >> > >> Because people like you aren't doing the beta testing. > > > > That is rude and inaccurate and some of the IDE bugs have nothing to > > do with the quality of beta testing. > > I'm sorry, I didn't mean that as a derogatory comment, I simply meant that > every person uses the software in different ways, and depending on who's > doing the testing, different things get tested in beta.
The problem is not with the beta testers (no one said that)! The problem is with RS that releases software with bugs REPORTED by the beta testers before the final release! Want an example? Check this bug for Windows: http://www.realsoftware.com/feedback/viewreport.php?reportid=isbbobqx After install, 2007r2 Windows changes file associations incorrectly - Reported by Will B. on 2007-04-01 for the 2007 r2fc3 - Reported by Sascha S. on 2007-04-01 for the 2007 r2fc4 The bug was reported by beta testers on both FC3 and FC4! But it was not fixed, although is a nasty one: it changes ALL files without an extension to RB Script files and there's no workaround for this! Also you can't double click a project to open it on 2007r2 IDE - you need to open RB and then drag and drop (no woraround to get this working correctly). The bug was fixed on 2007r3a1 (I suppose on same day, or day after, that 2007r2 was released) with the following Release Note: "[Fix] [IDE] File type associations: (on Windows) File association is no longer automatically done when the IDE launches. Instead, the association will be done by the installer (as is proper on Windows). However, the Preferences dialog has a way to associate files with the IDE in the General tab." They messed with something that was working fine on previous versions. And what's our solution? WAIT 3 MORE MONTHS! RS is so obsessed to release RB within the 90 days period that it forgets that product quality and credibility is more important than to release "on time" - I wouldn't mind to wait a few more days and get a better product - at least with the bugs reported by the beta testers corrected. Suggestion to RS: Implement a "Rapid FIX Release Model" ;-) Carlos _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
