I hate letting things fall through the cracks..
Finally caught up on an email I've been meaning on dealing with for a while. A friend and I have been discussing automated regression testing for Open Source Operating Systems. (Hmm, maybe we can call it the Open Source Operating System Online Status Of Stability, "OSOSOSOS".)
This will be a good opportunity to take the code I wrote for the NetBSD Autobuild system and turn it into a much more generic framework. The new model I have is much more modular. So once I burst out the original Perl system, I should be able to start replacing the individual components with higher quality Java ones at a reasonable pace. I've realized that I'm going to have to start the process well in advance of us needing the software if its going to be ready ontime. The original autobuild had about 2 months worth of total effort invested. The code should be largely salvageable for the client, but it's going to take a lot of effort to bring the server components into the way I want it.
Its really good to feel the creative process again. Aside from banging out the original Autobuild scripts, I haven't done a single project with that much time commitment since Ponte. And even then, Autobuild never saw more than a few weeks of continuous work.
This coming weekend with family should allow me at least some time to scribble in my notebook. Assuming I don't get lucky and convince people to help me make a *whole* bunch of space in the garage. I need the room to work on my motorcycle. I've been feeling the draw of riding again. It must be the weather. Not too cold, dry (ok, dry-ish), not too hot.
I still need to stop by the crash site. I feel the need to walk it. To pace out what went wrong.
This will be a good opportunity to take the code I wrote for the NetBSD Autobuild system and turn it into a much more generic framework. The new model I have is much more modular. So once I burst out the original Perl system, I should be able to start replacing the individual components with higher quality Java ones at a reasonable pace. I've realized that I'm going to have to start the process well in advance of us needing the software if its going to be ready ontime. The original autobuild had about 2 months worth of total effort invested. The code should be largely salvageable for the client, but it's going to take a lot of effort to bring the server components into the way I want it.
Its really good to feel the creative process again. Aside from banging out the original Autobuild scripts, I haven't done a single project with that much time commitment since Ponte. And even then, Autobuild never saw more than a few weeks of continuous work.
This coming weekend with family should allow me at least some time to scribble in my notebook. Assuming I don't get lucky and convince people to help me make a *whole* bunch of space in the garage. I need the room to work on my motorcycle. I've been feeling the draw of riding again. It must be the weather. Not too cold, dry (ok, dry-ish), not too hot.
I still need to stop by the crash site. I feel the need to walk it. To pace out what went wrong.