Re: [boost] Am I crazy...? [was: [1.35.0] Tickets, Milestone, Testing]

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-08 13:49:01

on Thu Nov 08 2007, Marshall Clow <marshall-AT-idio.com> wrote:

>>  >  My point was that we should focus on making
>>  > 
>>http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&group=severity&milestone=Boost+1.35.0&order=priority
>>>  (the list of tickets assigned to the 1.35.0 milestone) a meaningful
>>>  report for this release.
>>>
>>>  That means establishing a 1.36.0 milestone, declaring the criteria for
>>>  including a ticket in 1.35.0, telling people that if they want an
>>>  exception they have to get you to okay it, and maybe making any
>>>  assignments of tickets to 1.35.0 and 1.36.0 that are obvious.  Then we
>>>  all have a list of issues to focus on killing off and we don't need to
>>>  pester people as much.
>>>
>>>  If you would like me to take on some of these tasks, please ask me.
>>
>>[dead silence since Monday]
>>
>>Am I really the only one that thinks this matters?  I realize that as
>>a project we don't have a lot of experience with effective use of bug
>>and task tracking, but we also haven't been all that effective in the
>>run-up to a release.  Using the tools we have effectively can make a
>>big difference.
>
> FWIW - I think you're on the right track here.
>
> The bugs in this report are the ones that someone has decided "need
> to be dealt with" for this release, 

I'm not so sure.  I don't think we've been paying enough attention to
guarantee that anyone really made a conscious decision about which
milestone each issue should be in, so while the report above should be
meaningful, I think it probably isn't meaningful yet.

That means, IMO, that all open tickets should be reviewed for
milestone assignment.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com