Comments on: REALbasic Beta Program Survey Results http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/2010/01/realbasic-beta-program-survey-results/ Software Development Using REALbasic Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bob Keeney http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/2010/01/realbasic-beta-program-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Bob Keeney Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:38:31 +0000 http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/?p=547#comment-173 <a href="#comment-172" rel="nofollow">@Phillip Zedalis </a> Yeah, I prefer the forum idea myself but some of the old-timers would have a fit. If you remember they tried to do away with the NUG mailing list and some of the old-timers threatened to leave RB altogether. I switched to digest mode soon after getting into the program and even then I can still get 5 or 6 digest emails per day. It *can* be overwhelming. I disagree with your assessment, though, of the beta program. They do ask long term questions not directly related to the next release. For example, they asked pointed questions about reporting and the EditField split a couple of releases out so they could start preparing for them. @Phillip Zedalis
Yeah, I prefer the forum idea myself but some of the old-timers would have a fit. If you remember they tried to do away with the NUG mailing list and some of the old-timers threatened to leave RB altogether.

I switched to digest mode soon after getting into the program and even then I can still get 5 or 6 digest emails per day. It *can* be overwhelming.

I disagree with your assessment, though, of the beta program. They do ask long term questions not directly related to the next release. For example, they asked pointed questions about reporting and the EditField split a couple of releases out so they could start preparing for them.

]]> By: Phillip Zedalis http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/2010/01/realbasic-beta-program-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Phillip Zedalis Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:47:02 +0000 http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/?p=547#comment-172 I signed up for it, then promptly signed off of it when I was getting flooded with emails and I had no context for what the conversations were about. A beta discussion forum of some kind might be more helpful than an old style mailing list. Secondly with a release schedule as often as realbasic's I question whether the beta cycle has much bearing aside from being free software testing for them... I highly doubt any beta feedback outside of bugs is seriously considered and wedged into the project timeline before release. I signed up for it, then promptly signed off of it when I was getting flooded with emails and I had no context for what the conversations were about. A beta discussion forum of some kind might be more helpful than an old style mailing list.

Secondly with a release schedule as often as realbasic’s I question whether the beta cycle has much bearing aside from being free software testing for them… I highly doubt any beta feedback outside of bugs is seriously considered and wedged into the project timeline before release.

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