Re: On PEAR quality issues and natural selection
| From: | Stefan Neufeind | Date: | Fri, 09 Apr 2004 22:04:46 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: On PEAR quality issues and natural selection | ||
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On 9 Apr 2004 at 13:26, Greg Beaver wrote:
> Alexey Borzov wrote:
>
> > BTW, I found the original PFC proposal [1] and it does not deal
with
> > having documentation and tests *at all*. It just outlines the
code
> > peer-review process after which the package can be declared PFC.
I
> > don't remember anyone initiating this process, either.
> >
> > [1] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=pear-
dev&m=104612175324131&w=2
>
> I think leaving out docs and unit tests is an oversight. I am
strictly
> opposed to anything being declared a PFC without a full test suite
and
> good docs. Reasoning is obvious: test suites help catch any BC
breaks
> as well as accidental introduction of new bugs when fixing old
ones.
> Documentation defines API.
Strong +1 from my side!