Re: MidCOM and its further adaption to new Midgard versions - AKA Midgard core quality

Hi,

On 2/8/06, Piotras <[email protected]> wrote:
> All questions related to midcom&midgard1.8 of course.

I think a deeper issue here is the lack of any clear roadmap for 1.8
and ahead to 2.0. Torben has already pointed out a number of issues
related to the questions you posted, and quite often the answer to
those issues has been either another question, a denial of the issue,
a workaround, or a vague decision to change something. I'm not the
least surprised that Torben is being frustrated.

While there is always room for improvement in core development and
documentation, I don't really think that this is the main issue here.
Piotras is doing a great job given the structural constraints in
place. The main issue is that nobody is actively taking care of the
managerial and architectural issues in Midgard. There is no
mentionable release plan even for 1.8, and no roadmap for things after
that.

There was great momentum for Midgard 2 a year ago when things like
MgdSchema and the QB were being specified, but the situation has since
deteriorated into the old pattern of programming by coincidence. For
example, while the reflection work is definitely needed there has been
no real spec for that nor has it been discussed how the reflection
features fit in the big picture of Midgard 2.

BR,

Jukka Zitting

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