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["Francis J. Lacoste" <francis.lacoste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This looks great.

I think the values are on the mark and that the metric are at the very least 
worth a try.

What was the reviewers feedback on this?

-- 
Francis J. Lacoste
francis.lacoste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

On September 9, 2010, Robert Collins wrote:
> So at the Epic I proposed some architectural values that I hope will
> help us reach some goals for the system. This wiki page:
> https://dev.launchpad.net/ArchitectureGuide lays those goals, values
> and draft metrics out.
> 
> Our review team is very good at having sensible discussions about all
> the code that comes into the system, and I've asked (via the normal
> process for review changes) that they start including in those
> discussions questions/comments about those values and metrics on the
> ArchitectureGuide page.
> 
> There will be specific things like ('does this page/API do more
> queries as it gets more data') which we may want to accumulate as
> things-to-look for - please put them on *their* relevant wiki page
> (e.g. for the example I gave, dev.launchpad.net/Database/Performance
> might be a sensible place, or just /Performance).
> 
> The goal I have here is to provoke *discussion and analysis*, so that
> our shared body of knowledge for delivering a fast, robust & flexible
> product increases in the areas I've highlighted on the
> ArchitectureGuide page, which were not previously covered at all. We
> all own the guide, so like the rest of the wiki, this is a living
> page: please dive in and improve it.
> 
> I'm totally sure the metrics I'm suggesting are noddy and
> dialed-wrongly : lets fix those as we go, or perhaps even take them
> out. Though I think it is nice to a ballpark figure to aim for for
> things, just to prompt one to think about the issues.
> 
> I'm going to follow up in the review meetings over the next few weeks
> to see how reviewers are finding these discussions, and how its
> working for everyone.
> 
> In short, I'd love it if you can:
>  - Please read the ArchitectureGuide. It contains useful stuff. In a
> very broad sense, follow its recommendations/request or fix it if its
> wrong.
>  - I believe that doing this will help us all have a better product in
> a very significant fashion.
>  - In every review, whether you are the reviewee or reviewer, try to
> talk about -even one- of the values I mention. For instance, talk
> performance.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rob
> 
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