I asked this question in another thread, and it might have been buried somehow:
What's the take on trunk vs rewrite/2.0? When I started using PWB a couple of years ago (or thereabouts), I got the impression that rewrite was the preferred version to use. Should I consider switching back?
Cheers, Morten
Hi Morten,
On 17 April 2012 17:17, Morten Wang nettrom@gmail.com wrote:
What's the take on trunk vs rewrite/2.0? When I started using PWB a couple of years ago (or thereabouts), I got the impression that rewrite was the preferred version to use. Should I consider switching back?
The main thing is that we should get rid of the split ecosystem. The thing that is holding is back is that a) most bots have not been converted to the rewrite and that b) the rewrite does not offer any immediate rewards for people that just use bots.
As most bugs get submitted by people that 'just use bots', most developer time gets invested in those bugs, which means that time has to be invested in trunk - even though we don't like to.
However, as a framework, the rewrite is built in a much clearer and cleaner way.
Thus, as a guideline, I'd say: - if you are writing bots yourself: use the rewrite. - if you are using bots that have been converted to the rewrite: stay with the rewrite - if you need other bots, or if you need XML dumps: use trunk.
There are plans to discuss these issues during the upcoming Berlin hackathon. We should identify the reasons why people don't switch, and see how we can get them to - be it with carrots or with sticks.
Best, Merlijn
Thanks for a great answer, Merlijn! I'll stick to using the rewrite branch and continue to encourage my lab mates to do so as well, then.
Will also pay attention to the upcoming Berlin hackathon, and see if there's some useful input I can provide (since I'm unable to attend, different continents and stuff).
Cheers, Morten
On 17 April 2012 15:08, Merlijn van Deen valhallasw@arctus.nl wrote:
Hi Morten,
On 17 April 2012 17:17, Morten Wang nettrom@gmail.com wrote:
What's the take on trunk vs rewrite/2.0? When I started using PWB a couple of years ago (or thereabouts), I got the impression that rewrite was the preferred version to use. Should I consider switching back?
The main thing is that we should get rid of the split ecosystem. The thing that is holding is back is that a) most bots have not been converted to the rewrite and that b) the rewrite does not offer any immediate rewards for people that just use bots.
As most bugs get submitted by people that 'just use bots', most developer time gets invested in those bugs, which means that time has to be invested in trunk - even though we don't like to.
However, as a framework, the rewrite is built in a much clearer and cleaner way.
Thus, as a guideline, I'd say: - if you are writing bots yourself: use the rewrite. - if you are using bots that have been converted to the rewrite: stay with the rewrite - if you need other bots, or if you need XML dumps: use trunk.
There are plans to discuss these issues during the upcoming Berlin hackathon. We should identify the reasons why people don't switch, and see how we can get them to - be it with carrots or with sticks.
Best, Merlijn
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