RS is cracking down on bugs, hence why some bugs become exposed.
2008r2 was a dud for me, but to others it was a blessing.
The best way to handle this is to support RS efforts by upgrading but
also providing a note regarding what you spect.
Giovanni
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On May 30, 2008, at 7:52 AM, "realbasic at tabberer dot com" <realbasic at
tabberer dot com
> wrote:
>> There hasn't been anything really "must have" for ages now.
>
>> Sure - its great and proper for RS to really crack down on all
>> those bugs,
>> but for those out there happy to stay on earlier and safer releases
>> it
> will
>> really require something significant for me to justify jumping and
>> endure
>> all the flakiness of the new release.
>
> This statement is so full of contradictions, and yet, so sadly
> accurate.
>
> If RS really was cracking down on bugs, then how can older versions
> be
> safer and newer versions be flaky? The problem is, that for every
> bug they
> fix, they introduce a new bug somewhere else. So people stay with
> the devil
> they know instead of upgrading to a new, equally buggy, devil. If RS
> actually did release a version that was vastly less buggy, then I,
> and I'm
> sure many others, would consider that a significant reason to upgrade.
>
> A solid, bug fix only release is about as "must have" as it can
> get. And
> those bugs include fixing the recently "deemphasized" features too.
> That
> way we have a solid release to keep projects on that require the
> deemphasized features, while we decide whether to move the project to
> different tools or sunset the projects. Plus, what better place to
> start
> adding new "must have" features, than on a solid foundation? As it
> stands
> now, any new features would simply be built on the same flaky base
> that we
> have now. And what would be the point of upgrading to that?
>
> --Seth
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