Hilarious dream-logic (was Re: [Twisted-Python] [patch] (etc)

[Colin McMillen]

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> And the time that it would
> take to write a new unittest for a new bug, before deploying the fix in
> production, is definitely "wasted".

I'm not a Twisted dev, but I do manage a couple open-source projects,
and would like to point out:

Participation in the open-source development process requires good
communication skills.  A unit test is an excellent way of communicating
to the main developers that you've thought the problem through clearly
and showed that your solution is a worthy one.  Open-source developers
are busy folk, so anything you can do to take their lives easier (even
if you think their rules are foolish) will speed up the inclusion of
your patch in the long run.  Remember that the majority of Twisted
developers are *volunteers*.

I highly doubt that the time it would take for you to write a unit test
would significantly impact *anyone* else who is using Twisted in production.

- - Colin

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