TotalyMeow wrote:Actually, no. There are so many things that need to be changed in Salem, that we have to order by priority and changing that page just isn't high on the list. I think you might be the first to think it referred to forum logins.
Please don't give me that. You're pushing a templated page from your server that remains static. It would take an insane amount of talent to bungle up code like that so that it's anything but a low-hanging fruit that would take 15 minutes tops to change and test. At worst you should just have to adjust whatever DB query you're making. So could you please explain to me why this wouldn't be the case?
TotalyMeow wrote:Maybe, but not my decision. You'll have to PM John.
Which I would if I were his collaborator that interacts with the community daily and can clearly tell that people are unhappy about the radio silence.
TotalyMeow wrote:So, your argument is that he should have not expanded when he had the chance because it would obviously mean less time for Salem for a long time? I really don't think that's the best business model. Our hope is that at some point he'll be able to delegate the extra work back out again and Salem will return to a more frequent update schedule.
Actually my argument here is that if he open sourced the project to a community that has not a small amount of talented programmers (given the custom clients) actual feature development would occur, and code maintenance would likely be a lot less of a *****. It's basically what almost every software developer with a day-job that wants to have a side project does. Or even looked for someone else who would be willing to step in and help out. Which is a good segway to: the idea that delegating your work will reduce your workload is kind of a trap. I doubt you want me to get into long nitty gritty of it, but in short: delegation has diminishing returns in terms of time returned to you that hits it's cap very quickly, and there are some aspects of running a business that you shouldn't delegate & they increase in prominence the larger your company grows. Strong growth ultimately promotes, more growth so I seriously doubt that if things go well for JC that he will have extra time in the nearby future.
TotalyMeow wrote:Now, if you're done taking your frustrations out on me, I'm going to bed.
Again with the projecting. It was your choice to open this can of worms, I just wanted to clarification on the numbers I was looking at (although I'll give you that it was asked in the salty ***** tone that is default on this forum).