3.0 Status Report
Before I even start, I want to say: do not install the latest trunk. But, for anyone whose curious about where I am, I’m checking in semi-regularly now, at periods where the plugin will activate and not crash. I’m in the midst of bringing things back online, one feature at a time, and testing them. I feel pretty confident that the upgrade path is solid (but do not install the plugin! The upgrade can happen multiple times because the old data is not deleted yet; it’s that way for testing purposes!), and now I’m reaping the benefits of the new DB layout — queries are a lot simpler than before, with no subqueries or fancy tricks. Probably the biggest chunk of work from here to the end is going to be re-doing the configurable options, which requires a lot of UI, and a lot of integration logic.
4 Responses to “3.0 Status Report”
Posted: Apr 5th, 2007 at 07:49
Cool! Sounds like it will be worth the wait.
-X
Posted: Apr 5th, 2007 at 21:22
I certainly hope so — but the release this Monday isn’t going to be any thing Earth-shattering. It’s pretty much going to be the same as 2.2, but with more config options.
Now, what comes after that is going to be cool, because now with the new database structure, I’m free to do all sorts of stuff (like… arbitrary post reordering! Posts in more than one series! Series with posts from multiple authors!). But that’s all coming just a little bit later.
Oh, and hey… I just finished the legacy code. All that’s left is configuration information, configuration GUI, configuration upgrade path, series-adding GUI, and auto-linking (which requires integration with configuration information). I think I’m on track! :D
Posted: Apr 8th, 2007 at 05:50
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m very excited to see what comes out of all of this hard work!
Posted: Apr 8th, 2007 at 08:00
Well great; I’ll need testers once this is all done :). Oh, and all the config stuff is hooked up and has its GUI present and working; all that’s left is the In Series panel for adding/editing a post’s membership to series. The editing GUI is mostly complete; I just have some final touches to do, and I still have to wire up the back-end.