[haiku-commits] Re: haiku: hrev46012 - headers/private/screen_saver src/kits/screensaver src/preferences/screensaver

  • From: John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:14:35 -0400

On Sunday, September 22, 2013, Matt Madia wrote:

> On 9/5/13, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Am 05/09/2013 00:39, schrieb John Scipione:
>
> >> Perhaps my solution is a work-around and not a proper fix, but, it's
> >> one hell of a workaround because it transforms the screensaver app
> >> from one that stuttered and locked up easily to one that works well,
> >
> > You just replaced a bad bug with a minor bug. Still a bug.
> >
> > Not taking the time to investigate problems but to work around them
> > drastically worsens the code quality over time, and that both for the
> > end user experience as well as for the developer who wants to understand
> > it.


> In that case, should this be reverted until a proper fix is found?


I would advise NOT reverting since the app would be made barely usable
again, locking up with little difficulty.

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