On Samstag, 4. September 2021 09:23:45 CEST Ilya Diallo wrote: > Le sam. 4 sept. 2021 à 00:14, Thiago Macieira <thiago.macie...@intel.com> a > > écrit : > > On Friday, 3 September 2021 14:04:01 PDT David M. Cotter wrote: > > > there's also the rather daunting barrier to entry for folks who COULD > > > fix > > > it: > > > > > > getting the qt sources on your local computer, getting them to compile, > > > getting your project to use the build libraries for testing, getting it > > > > all > > > > > connected to git so you can submit changes, actually submitting > > > > changes... > > > > > the above "simple" things are in fact very, very difficult if you've > > > > never > > > > > done it before. even for an expert. > > > > You also forgot the need to write unit tests. > > > > You're proving my point. It's not easy. If it were, anyone could do it. > > He's not proving your point, he's describing the barrier to entry for a > newcomer. The actual bug fix can be easy nonetheless. > Compiling, writing tests, and testing takes time for experienced developers as well. Especially in a new module you haven't worked on before/recently, but also a few hours for those already familiar with the code. For a power user already familiar with the problem and having found the right part of the code, it might be almost as fast. This was actually how I originally got into Open Source in the first place :)
Plus it makes for great demonstrations in CVs if you are a developer, and Qt's users usually are. Regards Allan _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest
