On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Jon Robson jrobson@wikimedia.org wrote:
== The future == Mantle is only a short term measure. The hope is that all the code that goes here will eventually go into core. We hold the code here to exactly the same high standards that we hold core to, we are just able to more freely experiment and iterate. I hope Mantle doesn't exist in a year and instead we have a healthy frontend architecture that Mantle has helped grow.
Like Kaldari, I think it's perfectly fine to have this experimental approach served by a separate extension until an implementation strategy for core has been agreed upon. However, I would recommend pursuing a shorter term resolution so we actually ensure that we work together on a single codebase, rather than diverging further. Can we shoot, _aspirationally_, for settling on a standard template/widget approach in core within the next quarter, and definitely within the next two quarters? I.e. dis-Mantle sooner rather than later?
Thanks, Jon, for posting the details of this approach publicly. I've asked Tomasz to facilitate ongoing conversation about this internally, as well.
Erik