I do agree Jon but at the same time if I understand what transpired it was meant as constructive criticism and upon reflection Jeremy feels it is in the best interest of the project to slow new feature development down a bit and refocus his efforts. As a new comer I have to admit I am drowning in the flexibility and the number of features already available much less keeping up with all of the new features being added.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Jon <fiveri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't like the recent post that provoked the review - it seemed very > ungrateful to me. > > I use tiddlywiki every day and it has revolutionised my study and I'm just > thankful for whatever improvements I can pick up along the way. > > As far as I'm concerned it's a work in progress and people should accept > that and focus on the benefits rather than any current drawbacks. > > Just my two-penneth worth. > > Jon > > > > > > On Friday, 21 November 2014 12:27:26 UTC, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >> >> Several recent events have conspired to make me suggest that until the >> end of the year I operate a moratorium on new features for TiddlyWiki5. >> Instead, I propose to focus on documentation, and presentation of the >> available editions and plugins. I will of course continue to fix bugs as >> they are reported wherever it's possible to do so. >> >> (In the next few weeks I will also have to pay some attention to >> TiddlyFox and TiddlyDesktop. In the case of TiddlyFox, imminent Firefox >> architectural changes will require the architecture of the add-on to be >> significantly updated). >> >> One trigger is obviously the recent thread discussing obstacles to >> TiddlyWiki's success: >> >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/_rScP9Lscdg/discussion >> >> A more subtle trigger is my recent experience with implementing the >> "export" features for 5.1.5. >> >> I started work on those features on around 12 days ago, on November 9th. >> I committed the first working code on November 10th. Ever since then I've >> been tied up with fixing up the loose ends: making the strings >> translatable, making improvements in response to feedback. Most recently, >> I've been implementing nested popups so that the export button will >> function when it is invoked through the "more" menu. The initial >> implementation was quick and fun, but a lot of the work since has been a >> slow slog. >> >> In my experience that is all pretty typical for a major new UI feature: 2 >> days to get the basic implementation followed by 5 to 10 days of working >> through the edge cases and cleaning up. Of course, part of the reason it >> takes so long is that alongside I'm still working on bug fixes, >> documentation and the occasional new feature such as the tabbed table of >> contents. >> >> The third trigger starts with the fact that I've been busy over the last >> few days, and unable to participate in the mailing list threads as much as >> I'd like. I've still been scanning the messages, and I'm drawn to the >> conclusion that for many people here, some of the quite basic features of >> TiddlyWiki are, thanks to the lack of documentation, indistinguishable from >> voodoo. For example, Danielo's terrific recent post on the "variable" >> attribute of the list widget was pretty interesting: another basic feature >> that hasn't been well enough communicated. >> >> So, now that I stand back, I'm not at all sure that the work on the >> "export" features was the best use of my time. It's an undeniably important >> feature in terms of rounding out the interoperability of TiddlyWiki, but it >> makes little or no difference to new users. >> >> My worry is that this will keep happening. There's plenty of voices here >> calling for new features, and I'm naturally attracted to the intricate >> problem solving required to implement them. I've a deep motivation to keep >> smashing through the roadmap of planned features. >> >> Hence my proposal for a new feature moratorium. It's a simple way to >> ensure that my attention stays focussed on the really important things for >> the next few weeks. >> >> Some quick googling suggests that new feature moratoriums are not >> uncommon: >> >> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=new+features+moratorium >> >> I'd be interested in any thoughts on this, and of course we'll discuss it >> further at the hangout next Tuesday, >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jeremy Ruston >> mailto:jeremy...@gmail.com >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/73ctphmY84k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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