Re: preprocessor
Robert Craig wrote:
> I'm guessing it will be another 10 days, but all my previous
> estimates have been wrong. So much code has been rewritten,
> it might be necessary to have two alpha releases before the
> beta release. Things look solid to me, but who knows what you
> people will find. 
Nobody knows - until someone other than Rob and Junko gets to try.
I really think you are being over-cautious. Everyone understands
that an 'alpha' release is likely to have a bug or two. That's
the purpose of having alpha releases - to enlist help in finding the
remaining bugs.
Other languages I use sometimes have whole sections of code marked as
'unstable' or 'testing', or even, 'to be replaced - do not use for
production work'. No one complains about such things - they accept that
as part of the alpha (and beta) testing process. If they have some
important production work to do, there's always the previous stable
version for that.
> I'm using '$' wherever I can, and I'm using a crash handler
> in all my CGI programs on the Web site. The handler e-mails me
> the ex.err file when a CGI program fails. I caught a few bugs
> already where people were doing weird things that I never do.
That's the point of releasing an alpha version - there are lots of
'weird' but perfectly valid things which you might never try,
but other people would stumble across right away, given the opportunity.
> The code was frozen a while ago, but I'm going to have to do
> at least one more build and test on all platforms. I
> also have to proof-read all the docs, and finish
> the release notes, readme, etc., and test the install procedure.
> Then there's updating the Web site ...
> Then there's the stuff that I remember at the last minute...
More eyes find more typos.
Once upon a time I was an editor. Even though I and three or four others
proof-read the copy, it was almost a sure bet that that some guy on
a loading dock somewhere would notice an error as soon as the papers
came off the truck. If you wait until you're sure everything is
perfect, you'll never produce anything of interest.
Irv
Wearing both a belt and suspenders to hold up your pants is fine.
When you also insist on using thumbtacks and a stapler, people begin to
worry.
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