Re: [AD] Allegro generalization/extension mechanism

[AJ <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

guilt wrote:
> IMHO, It adds more value to it. But I'd like to listen to everyone's
> arguments on this one.. Don't you have anything to add, AJ?


i want what is less time consuming.
if i have to download seperate packages, that could possibly have 
version control/dependacy issues; then i would be most unhappy.

one of the reasons i like allegro;  it does more than SDL, its a 
complete package.. you can download a single package, and its all 
included.   i would like to see more add-ons included like PNG, audio 
input, video playback etc.. however i know how much work is involved in 
each of these.  as the current developer workload versus developer time 
is currently too high, any attempt to move these into the domain of 
developer maintainership is a bad idea.

for new additions:  if something can be an add-on,  it should be.
for current codebase:  it is much easier to just maintain it as is.

trying to breakup the current lib is not going to add a huge amount of 
value,  it will cost alot of developer time, it will cost alot of tech 
suppport time, it will cost alot of hand holding newbies trying to 
figure out which packages they need.

all this is a distraction for the current developers.
even this discussion is a distraction from the real issues.
here i am writing about writing about this topic instead of doing useful 
work.

too few developers, too many "designers", too few (good) managers.
i thing i have realised laterly is the quality of the managers we 
currently have, and just how vital their work is, unfortunetly they are 
also the most talented developers, which means they can only be doing 1 
thing at a time.. either managing, or writing code.

if the amount of management required to improve allegro keeps growing, 
and the decay of active code generating developers continues, then we 
are going to have a crisis to deal with.

the balance, as i see it, is currently not able to invest time/effort 
into an allegro re-design at present.


aj.




> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:25:08 +1100, AJ <aj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > does it add or subtract value from Allegro?
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would like to put this link up so all of us can post our views regarding this:
> > >
> > > http://www.allegro.cc/forums/view_thread.php?_id=469627
> > >
> > > So, what do you guys feel/think/suggest about splitting up the library
> > > into base+implementation+extension?