[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:45:01 -0400

I think that if the primary purpose of measuring stability is communicating it to a large user population, including managers and decision makers. We need to have only one or two easy to understand metrics.

I don't think we need metrics. I imagine bugs fixed per month is as uninteresting as lines of code to the average PHB (pointy-haired boss), if it's not their own product. They just want us to say "this one's good". I'd be happy to give a guideline that says "all 2.x.0 releases are solid but may contain untested code and surprises; all 2.x.1 and beyond are stabilized."

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)