Goonhub
09-28-2023, 07:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-28-2023, 07:56 PM by Lord_earthfire. Edited 4 times in total.)
I think there is sonething with the issuebot. I found a few bugs that i would like to close because they got fixed or turned out to not be a bug. If i make a github issue, i can close it myself.
Granted, for me it's just "i always forget to fill out the contributor form" and 100% a me-issue. But for non-coders this is completely out of the window. A way for non-coders to acess their bug reports would be an idea.
Beyond that, i have found many bug reports are feature suggestions. I mean this is not on the player, but often it's just "hey, i don't think this is logical" while the code is doing what it is supposed to be. I mean we should encourage players to maje bug reports, but i am not 100% sure how we should handle these kind of reports. Currently, they just stay open? On the other hand, maybe it's just me getting so used to a bug that i assume it's a feature, this has happened to me more kften than i like to admit.
In general, the biggest problem with the issues is... bookkeeping. Noone really bothers going over them. Many are outdated and they don't have usefull tags to sort. If i search for botany issues, i need to search for stuff like "plant", "tray", "saw" and others, instead of just hacking in the hydroponics label. On the other hand, coders are sometimes unable to label their PR's, we cannot expect it from non-coders.
In short, features make more fun to make than bug fixes, and just sifting through piles of issues instead of fixing bugs is even less fun. Noone likes to do it.
Granted, for me it's just "i always forget to fill out the contributor form" and 100% a me-issue. But for non-coders this is completely out of the window. A way for non-coders to acess their bug reports would be an idea.
Beyond that, i have found many bug reports are feature suggestions. I mean this is not on the player, but often it's just "hey, i don't think this is logical" while the code is doing what it is supposed to be. I mean we should encourage players to maje bug reports, but i am not 100% sure how we should handle these kind of reports. Currently, they just stay open? On the other hand, maybe it's just me getting so used to a bug that i assume it's a feature, this has happened to me more kften than i like to admit.
In general, the biggest problem with the issues is... bookkeeping. Noone really bothers going over them. Many are outdated and they don't have usefull tags to sort. If i search for botany issues, i need to search for stuff like "plant", "tray", "saw" and others, instead of just hacking in the hydroponics label. On the other hand, coders are sometimes unable to label their PR's, we cannot expect it from non-coders.
In short, features make more fun to make than bug fixes, and just sifting through piles of issues instead of fixing bugs is even less fun. Noone likes to do it.