Well in that case maybe we can get some sort of official design document
going so that we're planning rather than plinning. :P
*--*
*Tyler Romeo*
Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2015
Major in Computer Science
| tylerromeo(a)gmail.com
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Sumana Harihareswara <
sumanah(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On 09/28/2012 12:29 PM, Chad wrote:
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Mark A.
Hershberger <mah(a)everybody.org>
wrote:
I think Chad (^demon) was the the one focusing on this
area. We should
ask him what his plans were.
Working code > great plans.
Chad has replied. I think he would agree that we don't think we need to
hold back on dependency management to wait for him to produce something.
Indeed, Antoine has already implemented some sort of Composer support to
help him manage the environment he is charged with. I recommend we
follow his lead and build on that.
This is the whole problem with Cookie Licking. Productive people have
lots of great ideas, but we shouldn't let ideas get in the way of actual
progress.
And just so it is absolutely clear: I have an enormous amount of respect
for Chad and admire the work he has been doing. I just don't want us to
put all our hopes on what Chad *plans* to do when we have other people
with ideas and ability.
I had plans for this, insofar as I have plans for lots of things.
I've never committed to doing this, so nobody should wait on
me.
-Chad
(a little offtopic)
In my household we have a word for "sort of a plan but nothing definite
and still in flux". It is a plin.
A plin turns into a plan once you've made a real commitment that has a
cost. For example, a vacation plin turns into a plan when I buy
airplane tickets.
I think the equivalent of an expensive commitment in our community is a
public statement like "I will spend the next week working on $foo" or "I
will deliver $bar by the end of the month" or even "I am actively
working on $baz and will review new contributors' code in a timely
fashion". That is more like a plan.
Plins are good! We need brainstorming and good intentions. But they are
not really plans.
I agree with Mark about the danger of cookie-licking
http://communitymgt.wikia.com/wiki/Cookie_Licking . BE BOLD (and loud)
in overriding other people's plins with your own efforts!
--
Sumana Harihareswara
Engineering Community Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
P.S. if you hate the idea of me using the word "plin" please contact me
offlist to bikeshed a new term kthxbye :)
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