[dmd-internals] Oldest five bugs

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 1/19/12 2:59 AM, Don Clugston wrote:
> Please note that the process of fixing bugs is not random.
> I documented the priority list a very long time ago, it was originally
> based on a post by Walter.
>
> http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?LanguageDevel#DMDCompilerStability
>
> I've been following that for several years now.

I knew that, and that's great. I don't think Walter is following that 
though, but that's beside the point.

This thread has degenerated however from "let's get better structure in 
our team" to "let's get better prioritization for fixing bugs". I am now 
given examples left and right of how we can use bugzilla because 
everybody now talks about bugs.

I want us to acquire better organizational means that allow us to 
maximize impact of our work, not only on fixing bugs, but on 
implementing advertised features and new features. We need to have plans 
and pursue them to completion. We need to have a roadmap with 
milestones, predictable evolution, and things people may rely on us for.

We just can't cowboy it anymore.


Andrei