New UI

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  1. Seven Smiles

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    Code suffers from the equivalent of metal fatigue. Every time you make a small change it is weakened and eventually you end up with a something that is more cracks than good metal. If you have a really good original design that's been scrupulously maintained despite the many calls for a quick fixes you can take out the components and replace them. Much more likely after a number of years is you find that the components have been repaired many times by welding them to the surrounding parts and using an angle-grinder to remove them is messier than undoing a few bolts with a spanner.
     
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  2. Seven Smiles

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    Do you reckon we're getting a bit off-topic? :D
     
  3. Filip

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    Nah.
    We are helping S397 to do a rewrite. For free! :D
     
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  4. Filip

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    Premise of that article is that legacy code needs fixing. As Seven Smiles said that is often the case because of deadlines etc. (I would add developers expertise and experience as a big factor) But not neccesarily always true as stonec explained.
    In rf2 case code obviously needs fixing/rewrite. But that could also be a legacy of previous project/s.

    Anyway I would like to peek into rf2 codebase. Just curious.
     
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  5. muz_j

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    ...regardless of premise - the principle stands on its own.
    I could easily quote other sources in a different context, but I've made my point.
     
  6. Teodor Orzechowski

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    Are we there yet? It's the middle of December.
     
  7. mixer61

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    Middle of december is 15,5 december ,12h00 in Netherland !
     
  8. DrivingFast

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    As it is Friday, and the 13th, I was hoping for a good surprise.
     
  9. avenger82

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    I not into the new UI. Will gladly wait for general release
     
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  10. Teodor Orzechowski

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    For Friday the 13th I was expecting something buggy but at least released. We are still talking about beta then any bugs are welcome.
     
  11. mantasisg

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    I wouldn't welcome the bugs :D But some might need to be accepted eventually.
     
  12. AMillward

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    Well I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
     
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