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Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-24-09, 12:25 PM
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Posted By Bluspacecow
I'm actually thinking of evolving my addon...

I'm actually thinking of evolving my addon strategy further.

Each maintenance day I update. These happen every 2 weeks so they are spaced far enough apart so my updating isn't ridiculously often. On...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-24-09, 12:12 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Personally I prefer not to play Russian Roulette...

Personally I prefer not to play Russian Roulette with addon updates :eek:

I prefer to know _exactly_ what addons have changed and why.

Not only because it places me in a much better position when...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-24-09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
The wow ace packager was a tad bit insane. It...

The wow ace packager was a tad bit insane. It would package up a new zip each time an author would submit an update. Often times it was a minor update that 75% of the WAU users did not need.

An...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-24-09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
I think you're still missing my point here. By...

I think you're still missing my point here.

By the time i've updated my addons or any of one of addons once you've already updated 14 times. So you've run a program before logging into wow every...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-23-09, 11:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
But do you know what's being updated ? And why...

But do you know what's being updated ? And why ?

And do you need to download every single update that comes out ?

You see I've examined the change logs for a lot of addons that update regularly....
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-23-09, 10:43 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Yeah May 3rd 2009. I did update Prat but only...

Yeah May 3rd 2009.

I did update Prat but only because I was getting an error when I went to invite someone. It's an intermittant problem so it hasn't come up often enough for me to worry about. Not...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-23-09, 07:22 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
When I started these threads (there is one like...

When I started these threads (there is one like this on Curse) I admit that it was my goal to demonize the use of automatic updater programs.

Ok still with me ? Good :D

The thing is with someone's...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-23-09, 02:46 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Well I for one apologise for any undue tone that...

Well I for one apologise for any undue tone that may be read into my words. What I'm trying to change peoples minds about is how , why and when they update their addons. I'm not trying to say "shame...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-16-09, 03:10 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Like MidgetMage's said above. This thread's all...

Like MidgetMage's said above.

This thread's all about changing attitudes towards updating addons.

Why do we update our addons ?
Is it necessary to do this every day ?
Do I need to download every...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-16-09, 02:45 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Personally I like my UI stable. I like that an...

Personally I like my UI stable. I like that an addon I don't always use doesn't generate UI errors when I load it up to use for the 1 time I use it per week.

Any update you download has the...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-16-09, 02:22 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Fin , Midgetmage55 says it to you better than I...

Fin , Midgetmage55 says it to you better than I can.

I write this thread after the continuing furor that came about from the wow matrix block.

People have become addicted to thinking they need to...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-16-09, 10:18 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Tagging changes , localisation changes , minor...

Tagging changes , localisation changes , minor bug fixes, dry coding for problems they forsee coming up , toc number changes , reversions of previous changes .....

Anytime an author feels they...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-11-09, 06:38 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
I had another group of thoughts while I was...

I had another group of thoughts while I was trying to go to sleep last night

I've seen this argument come up a lot :

"XX addon is unstable therefore I MUST update EVERY day so I can prevent it...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-10-09, 07:31 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Not a personal dig but .... I challenge you to...

Not a personal dig but ....

I challenge you to not update your addons every day but once per week. Go for a week without updating your addons and report back with what your experience is like...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-10-09, 07:26 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Do they break in unusable ways ? Or are they...

Do they break in unusable ways ?
Or are they broken as in a little bit inaccurate ?



I'm afraid I don't follow your logic.

If an addon is broken then of course you're going to update it. That's a...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 05-10-09, 01:09 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 142,789
Posted By Bluspacecow
Why do you need to update your addons ?

I made this post on the Curse forums but no one seems to be interested in discussion on it. I'm not sure if I should have this here or in the tutorials forums. I've altered it a little from the Curse...
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