Quote:The Boy wrote on Jul 15
th, 2011 at 1:01pm:
Now it seems (and I'm guessing, as I don't know) there is a lack of direction, a lack of will and a severe lack of developers to continue.
As a staff member and close to being the only one here anymore (Support is still available !), I have seen YaBB develop from Y2,1 to this Next Edition (Y3). I see the problems by use of the software and being one of the few left providing support.
First we lost (moved on) several old time programmers (Legends)from the era before Y2 and of Y2. We got a small influx of New Perl programmers (Unilat & deti)(and Michael Prager from BoardMOD for the sql and file lock insertion) and some template designers (gersys, LWS & Derek Barnstorm) to get us thru some neat looking and great enhancements (plus bug fixes) of versions since, to where we are now.
Working with a programming code is tiring, boring and difficult. It seems, it burns out a good programmer in time.
I have noticed that some of the problems with getting a version released is due to single individual pressure to add or change the forum for their likes, though it may not be the best for all, making for bloat to creep into the software code. Programmers having a small base of beta testers and the rush to get it done, of course means bug fixes for every release, no let up in coding from a release to again recoding. Too much pressure: example Y3 .... the constant questioning, constant stating it is needed (Sql) for
years now.
We (the remaining staff) have the direction, we have the goal and we all have the will.
We NEED Perl programmers ........... to continue.
CJ, I found your post uplifting and depressing.
I am so pleased to hear you feel you (the team) have a goal, and think you know how to get there

, but you have confirmed my feelings that nobody is interested any more - you are one of the few left, by your own admission, and are struggling to get new people on board?

You have no idea how much I want to stay with YaBB. Both I (from an Admin perspective) and our userbase (from a user persective) generally feel that YaBB is one of the best forums out there. The feedback I get is they like the simplistic layout, the accessibility of the features, the overall usability, the reliability of the forum as a whole and individual features, the stability, and the speed.
The only real, constant complaint we get is Search. By its nature, its truely awful. My site, like many forum sites still going, is an information and help site, thus search is critical to it. Additionally, we are starting to see index corruption more frequently.
Unless YaBB goes fully MySQL optimised, my own issues above will not be resolved. But releasing nothing, MySQL optimised or not, just makes the project feel 'dead'.
Rambling aloud, from your experience, would a release of Y3 in its current guise, attract developers again? Or do you think YaBB has past the point of no return...