Comments on: mIRC 6.34 has been released http://www.irc-junkie.org/2008-08-12/mirc-634-has-been-released/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: w00t http://www.irc-junkie.org/2008-08-12/mirc-634-has-been-released/comment-page-1/#comment-160 w00t Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:09:42 +0000 http://dev.irc-junkie.org/?p=18#comment-160 I'm not sure it's exactly been neglected, so much as a different (probably worse) development methodology is being used... Think of it (for example) as ubuntu vs windows. Windows sees one "major" upgrade in three years, ubuntu is on a fixed 6 month cycle. Okay, perhaps not the best of examples, but basically, rather than constant upgrades with minor fixes, work is being done in chunks and pushed out (UTF support was one example that comes to mind :)) I’m not sure it’s exactly been neglected, so much as a different (probably worse) development methodology is being used… Think of it (for example) as ubuntu vs windows.

Windows sees one “major” upgrade in three years, ubuntu is on a fixed 6 month cycle.

Okay, perhaps not the best of examples, but basically, rather than constant upgrades with minor fixes, work is being done in chunks and pushed out (UTF support was one example that comes to mind :) )

]]> By: phrozen77 http://www.irc-junkie.org/2008-08-12/mirc-634-has-been-released/comment-page-1/#comment-159 phrozen77 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:09:05 +0000 http://dev.irc-junkie.org/?p=18#comment-159 [quote comment="158"]Fast update after the previous one... I wonder how serious that issue was, must've been quite severe...[/quote] Indeed, thats what i was suspecting too - especially since mIRC has been neglected for a quite long time when 6.06 (?) was released... Asmo wrote at October 29, 2008 2:08 pm

Fast update after the previous one… I wonder how serious that issue was, must’ve been quite severe…

Indeed, thats what i was suspecting too – especially since mIRC has been neglected for a quite long time when 6.06 (?) was released…

]]> By: Asmo http://www.irc-junkie.org/2008-08-12/mirc-634-has-been-released/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Asmo Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:08:40 +0000 http://dev.irc-junkie.org/?p=18#comment-158 Fast update after the previous one... I wonder how serious that issue was, must've been quite severe... Fast update after the previous one… I wonder how serious that issue was, must’ve been quite severe…

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