[generguide-devel] Re: Stable requirements

[Sean W. <se...@ya...>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cameron Shorter" <ca...@sh...>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 6:16 AM
Subject: Stable requirements
> On Friday 12 Sep 2003 3:55 pm, Sean Wheller wrote:
> > I think that requirements need to be defined that
will
> > address portability.
> Yes.
>
> On Friday 12 Sep 2003 3:55 pm, Sean Wheller wrote:
> > The track sounds right. But I think that the
> > requirements etc need to be stable before
investing so
> > much time is developing tools. Once stable, then
the
> > wish list can be attacked.
>
> Yes and no.
> The requirements were reasonably stable until you
came along with a pile
of
> great ideas.  :)

Yes, I do feel like a cat set amongst the pigeons. I
anticipate that any new
developer will have the same effect on GenerGuide.
This is precisely why the
issue of stable requirements is of some concern to me.

Perhaps it's just me. But I like to develop on stable
and unified vision
first. Then, along the way collect ideas and discuss
revisions to
requirements as and when the development cycle
permits. This way the target
and release is not interupted.

Like others I see little or no point of developing
when I know that the
vision is broken. I anticipate that others will feel
the same.

The problem is change. We humans do not like it, but
we must if we are to
evolve. I think that for the good of development, that
I should review the
requirements and do more research about generguide.
That way you can get on
with coding and our paths will meet down the track.
All I need to know is
that dev is not going to hate me or reject all the
recomendations when I am
finished.

>
> Part of refining requirements involves developing a
prototype which will
flush
> out a number of the issues you don't understand of
have not thought of.

Yes, but take it in small steps, standards based. Make
the foundation strong
and work. Then enhance in small steps.

>
> However, I agree we need to capture the ideas from
this discussion in the
> requirements.

Ditto. I think I will start at this point. I will
output a SRS for us to
colaborate on.

> We also need to update the design as we develop it,
as it also explains to
> ourselves and future developers why we have chosen
the design we are
using.

Yep. At present it is hard to know how to use
generguide. Do you know about
e-novative DocBook Environment (eDE)?
http://www.e-novative.de

Take a look an tell me what you think.

Sean


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