Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| Yes. The LyX core is the domain of a few people right now when it comes
| to contributions. Even worse, most are 'retired' (at least
| de-facto...) and the situation is not improving. The only solution I see
| is to lower the bar as much as possible, and using simple idioms is one
| possibility _I see_. There might be others, but I simply don't see it.
This use of simple idoms, not be being as C-like as possible. More to
simplify code. Be clear with types, algorithms and interdependencies.
And little to do with f.ex. the use of boost (, which in my POW, makes
the code more explicit and easier to understand.)
>> IMNSHO you are blatantly wrong.
>
| So why do we get external contributions in the 'simple' areas like
| lib/layouts and src/mathed/ but not in src/*.C?
Because the core still stinks, are close to impossible to understand
etc. Millions of hidden dependencies, not to mention all the new and
old bugs, that makes non-guru visits to this part of the code _very_
hard.
And please just get off that mathed horse of yours, there is plenty of
code in src/*.C that is a lot easier to understand and is just as well
written.
>> (this bickering is a better candidate...)
>
| Propose something better to deceide about directions.
Baby steps, never allow a patch that introduces regressions, stay stable
at all times. Better to move slow than to fall.
--
Lgb
