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that's a really good suggestion. As someone that writes a lot of changelogs, they would really benefit from including _why_ and not just _what_. I do think, ho
by dickeytk 8y ago
that's a really good suggestion. As someone that writes a lot of changelogs, they would really benefit from including _why_ and not just _what_.
I do think, however, that users greatly underestimate how much time it takes to write up a good changelog. Even one that is as simple as this.
- mikemcquaid 8y agoYeh, that's it in a nutshell, unfortunately. I wish I had more time to write great changelogs for Homebrew but I don't :(
- boon 8y agoI'd rather you write the code. Keep up the good work. Hopefully these changes will allow you more time to focus on adding value to the vast majority of users. If a small subset of folks need the marginal functionality, it should be up to them to step up to the plate and make it happen.
- mikemcquaid 8y agoThanks for the kind words. > Hopefully these changes will allow you more time to focus on adding value to the vast majority of users. If a small subset of folks need the marginal functionality, it should be up to them to step up to the plate and make it happen. 100% agree.
- dilap 8y agoNot for me to tell you how to prioritize your time, of course, but I'll just say in my experience programmers tend to vastly over-index on the importance of stuff like crushing code and under-index on the importance of stuff like communicating w/ the community. Non-tech tasks are still hugely important. Cheers, and thanks for your work on homebrew. It really is a great tool.
- mikemcquaid 8y agoThanks for the kind words. For what it's worth, I really do value this stuff which is why we have release notes at all, a Discourse forum, etc. most of which I've setup and run :)