Re: [wtp-dev] Proposal for a WTP 1.5 code stream

[John Lanuti <jlanuti@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Saying Eclipse 3.2 is available is a
bit misleading.  Eclipse M2 milestone of 3.2 is what is available.

It seems like it is very early to force
teams to have to worry about split streams and about WTP 1.5 deliverables
when we really have just started on WTP 1.0.  There is a ton of code
churn going in because of the removal of multiple modules per project and
the project facets, as well as the removal of the .deployables.  
These items need the utmost attention to ensure the overall quality is
moving forward.  Would you take a development resource off of the
WTP 1.0 stream so that they could make a fix for an early adopter of WTP
1.5?  The 1.0 release of WTP is on Eclipse 3.1.1.  That is what
we should be trying to deliver.  The only reason we should start a
new stream early is if Eclipse has finished a feature request of ours for
3.2 and so that we could get an early start on the game for WTP 1.5.  I
don't think that is the case just yet.  So, to summarize, my concerns
would be with delivering a solid, high quality WTP 1.0 on the Eclipse 3.1.1
release before having to worry about appeasing any early adopters of Eclipse
3.2.

Thanks,

John Lanuti
Software Engineer, IBM Rational
jlanuti@xxxxxxxxxx
t/l 441-7861

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She is so pretty that my eyes throw disguises at me.
Now we will sit and we'll wonder about our future,
But now I'm thinking that today sounds fine to me."  - Of A Revolution

Jeffrey Liu <jeffliu@xxxxxxxxxx>
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10/05/2005 05:12 PM

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Subject	[wtp-dev] Proposal for a WTP 1.5 code stream

In Thursday's WTP status telecon, I would like to discuss the possibility
of opening up a WTP 1.5 code stream. Now that Eclipse 3.2 is available,
vendors will start building products on top of Eclipse 3.2. For those vendors
who also use WTP, they'll need a WTP build that works on top Eclipse 3.2.
However, such WTP build does not exist. We are still building on top of
Eclipse 3.1.1 and we have yet to test WTP on top of Eclipse 3.2. To encourage
the adoption of WTP and to allow these vendors to make progress, I would
like to propose we open up a WTP 1.5 code stream and start building WTP
on top of Eclipse 3.2. 

Initially, we can keep the 1.0 code stream and the 1.5 code stream common
as much as possible by only fixing Eclipse 3.2 API changes. That way, the
effort to maintain dual code streams can be kept to a minimal. Your suggestions/comments/concerns
are welcome. 

Thanks, 

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