Re: development process

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Graham (et al.),

> LilyPond has had a lot of patches get dropped because
> nobody feels comfortable reviewing / shepherding them.

Seems to me like one solution to that problem might be a subtle variant on 
extreme programming: All features/fixes must be signed out for "patch-ing" by 
two developers, at least one of which has committed to and is capable of being 
the mentor (shepherding/reviewing).

The [well-documented] benefits of extreme programming should decrease poor 
design choices out of the gate, reduce the number of errors, make the whole 
process go faster, and guarantee that the "coding team" has the skills and 
commitment to take it to the goal line [assuming the rest of the process is 
relatively smooth and the gatekeepers receptive].

Cheers,
Kieren.
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