[Bf-taskforce25] Complete Rewrite

[Stephen Swaney]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 05:01:51PM -0700, Keanen Shaw wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I've been watching this conversation for a while and I think people are
> missing the point of Blender 2.5. Yes, a smoother UI and improved functions
> would be nice, but what ever happened to the native OS GUI idea or a
> complete port to Python? The Blender engine itself isn't very stable, and
> everyone's talking about all the flaws in 2.48, so why not do a complete
> rewrite? OK, so the codes's a little messy, but why fix it? Just build the
> whole thing up from scratch! I mean, there still isn't any definite release
> date, so I don't see the problem with taking maybe a year more and recoding
> the whole thing, leaving none of the old functions. Maybe they could build a
> Java binary, too.
> -Keanen

That would be a rookie mistake.  The short answer is that's the worst thing
you can do.  Start here:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html

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Stephen Swaney			
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