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Re: [escet-dev] Eclipse ESCET v0.2 plans
  • From: "Beek, Bert van" <D.A.v.Beek@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 13:07:05 +0000
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  • Thread-topic: [escet-dev] Eclipse ESCET v0.2 plans
Hi Dennis,

I have been thinking about this already before you send us this email, but your suggestions cover my ideas for the full 100% and even add more, so I really have nothing more to add. Thanks!

Bert

> On 1 Apr 2021, at 17:41, Dennis Hendriks <dh_tue@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We've released our first release v0.1. I think we should look at the next steps, i.e. release v0.2. I propose to first identify the big parts that we want to work on for this release.
> 
> To kick off the discussion, I'll indicate my ideas here:
> 
> Dependencies, product, build, etc:
> 	• Include JDK in product again, using JustJ Java releases. Less installation steps. All users have the same Java version. 
> 	• Update to Eclipse 2021-03. To keep current and to enable using JustJ. 
> 	• Update to latest Java LTS release (currently Java 11). There are no JustJ releases for Java 8. Also Java 8 is (mostly) end of life. 
> 	• Use the new Eclipse CBI macOS notarization service, add entitlements, package as .dmg file.
> 	• Customize welcome screen, with links to help, examples, different tools, web links, changelog, etc. 
> 	• Crash report should indicate where to report issues. 
> 	• Add test code coverage reports to build.
> 
> Website/documentation:
> 	• Generate multiple HTML pages instead of a single HTML page. More stable URLs, not so long pages, etc.
> 	• Website landing pages separate from AsciiDoc-generated documentation. Landing page should be attractive and allow easy navigation, etc. 
> 	• Improve documentation style, enable syntax highlighting, etc. 
> 	• Reconsider project metadata and project home page, also in relation to the website. Reduce text there and refer to (various parts of) the website instead. 
> 
> Other:
> 	• Address known bugs and performance issues. This includes some of the issues in the old TU/e issue tracker, and some new ones I encountered myself more recently. 
> 	• Make it easier to use/call CIF functionality from code. E.g. separate CIF applications from their functionality, helper functions to allow running code even if not invoked from application framework context, etc.
> 
> Let me know what you think of these ideas. Also, I'm curious what you want to have in and work on for the next release.
> 
> Dennis
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