[Users] GeoExt 1.0?

[Andreas Hocevar]

To me, it is important to do a thorough API review, as in my opinion we 
should guarantee API stability throughout the 1.x series.

Such an API review includes questions like:
* are things named properly? Like, is a config option that can just be a 
layerStore called layerStore (and not layers), as opposed to a config 
option that can either be an array of layers or a layerStore, in which 
case it should be called layers?
* are things consistent with the way they are handled in Ext JS? Like, 
are we making use of standard config options like defaults, baseParams, 
baseAttrs properly?
* Does our directory structure, the namespacing and the inheritance 
paths make sense?

My 2¢
-Andreas.

Chris Holmes wrote:
> Awesome, thanks for the great discussion.  In retrospect I realize that 
> I shouldn't have put my 'list' at all, since I'm actually much more 
> interested in getting to 1.0 sooner with a small core than getting all 
> those features in.  I had just thought others were maybe waiting for 
> features since no one had mentioned 1.0.
>
> So perhaps we should make a plan for a 1.0 release?  Unfortunately 
> resources are pretty tight here at the moment, but it sounds like we're 
> pretty close?  Could we establish what exactly the roadmap is?  Like 
> every detail we need to have for a 1.0?  Do we need more examples?  Are 
> there APIs to be discussed?  Does svn need reorganization?  Does the 
> website need more?  What announcements do we need?  Or do we really just 
> need ExtJS 3.x fully working?
>
> At OpenGeo our paid client work has to go to the improvements they are 
> funded, but I'd prefer any community time we find to go towards getting 
> to 1.0.  We can establish the details, but not put a time frame on it, 
> and when every one is done we can release 1.0.  And save everything else 
> for 1.1.
>
> C
>
> Matt Priour wrote:
>   
>> +1 on calling 1.0 when ExtJS 3.x if fully supported
>> Matt Priour
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Tim Schaub" <tschaub at opengeo.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:02 PM
>> To: "GeoExt Users" <users at geoext.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Users] GeoExt 1.0?
>>
>>     
>>> Chris Holmes wrote:
>>>       
>>>> What's on people's minds for the minimum component list that we need
>>>> before we call things '1.0'?
>>>>
>>>> The list in my mind (past what's already in core, which I think gets us
>>>> much of the way there) is something like:
>>>>
>>>> * Styling
>>>> * Editing tools (with WFS-T and backed to other persistence formats)
>>>> * Google Earth plugin
>>>> * 'Search' - generic components, plus specific things for geocoding,
>>>> geonames, etc.
>>>> * Printing
>>>> * As easy to add google maps or bing through the UI as it is to add WMS
>>>> layers (or close to as easy, may have to include a key)
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I'm a bit late coming into this thread, but here's my opinion.  I'd be
>>> happy calling it 1.0 once we have solid Ext 3.x support.  I'd also like
>>> to do a review of the API and make sure we're happy with the names &
>>> patterns.
>>>
>>> I think all ux (and stuff listed above) can come after.  1.0 doesn't
>>> mean "done" or in any way "complete" to me.  It just means "solid."
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I'm psyched on the other UX components, but I don't personally see them
>>>> as essential.  What is on other people's lists?  What makes GeoExt a
>>>> compelling mapping toolkit?
>>>>
>>>> I think there will be a whole lot of interest once GeoExt gets past 1.0,
>>>> and it could be nice to define a roadmap / have an idea of what we're
>>>> shooting for.  Then once that core is reached effort should be shifted
>>>> from developing new components to getting what exists in to solid 1.0
>>>> state, with docs, examples etc.
>>>>
>>>> C
>>>>
>>>>         
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