Is there anything *enjoyable* about our development process?

[Chris Shoemaker]

On Sat, Oct 15, 2005 at 12:22:30AM +0100, Neil Williams wrote:

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> It's ironic that we are spending so much time discussing this now when there 
> is so much pressure for G2. 

Actually, I think it's rather predictable.  It's usually when you really
want a process to work well that you realize how poorly it works.

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> > I guess that's the key of what I'm saying: I don't believe that making
> > codebase simplification the #1 priority will achieve codebase
> > simplification.  However, making "something else" the #1 priority
> > *will* achieve codebase simplification incidentally.
> 
> Does that "something else" have to be the same for everyone? As long as the 
> aims and standards of the code simplification are established, does it 
> matter?

*If* I'm right, then yes, it matters a lot.  Very few goals will lead
to a healthier project.  We have no shortage of good intentions and
diligence and we've been talking about codebase simplification for a
long time.  I think the current path will take us in exactly the
direction we've been heading, at pretty much the same pace we've been
moving, which will mean a slow, slow death.

-chris