What don't you switch to GitHub issues

[codephantom]

On Thursday, 4 January 2018 at 06:39:24 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>
> I have an idea I'm working on to potentially help get older 
> bugs squashed and older PRs merged. I need to hash out the 
> details before getting it going, but I'll blog about when (and 
> if) it comes to fruition. There are no guarantees it will be 
> effective, but it's worth a shot.

I think this might also be a good project for one of Andrei's 
students ;-)

i.e a detailed analysis of D's bugzilla repository.

Present the findings and recommendations.


> In the meantime, you could help reduce the pile by picking a 
> bug to fix today. Multiple people, particularly those concerned 
> about the number of old issues still open, who donate one or 
> two days a month to fixing old bugs could go along way. The 
> same goes for reviewing PRs.

I'm too much of 'big picture' person to get into such details ;-)

Fortunately, not all are like me ;-)

The problem, I suspect, is more to do with people wanting to 
contribute to things that matter most, and, that their 
contribution will be considered in a timely manner, by people 
with suitable expertise. If such a process exists, I am not aware 
of it.

I don't think just saying to people, 'go and find some bug that 
interests you' is sufficient to get people motivated, IMHO.