It was an exciting weekend in Seattle. Adobe hosted the first ever public Bug Quash event. Led by Nate and Marty the community finally had an opportunity to show Adobe we are willing to give back and help. I don’t know exactly how many bugs got quashed during the event, but I know that many developers became certified to contribute to the SDK and learned how to setup their environment to do so. It was a grand day and marks an occasion for us to remember in the history of the Open Source Flex SDK.
On another front I am also very happy with the project on a completely different front. Whether or not in response to my ramblings about the short comings of the open source SDK in the past, Adobe has taken great lengths to open the discussion and planning around the project. One such example is opening the ARB (Architectural Review Board) postings. One such posting laid plans for the new ComboBox in the Gumbo component sets. A Flex community member posted some ideas about how they though the ComboBox could be improved. In response an Adobe engineer responded on the email list with considerations and thanking him for his input. Tonight Dave Story, VP Developer Tools at Adobe also commented on this post, thanking him for his enormous contribution. I feel this event is just as big as the contributions that were made this weekend at the bug quash this weekend. Iwo has taken the opportunity to effect change to the Open Source SDK proactively which is so much more powerful than retroactively covering bugs.
The opportunity to help shape the Open Source SDK is something we could only have dreamed of a short while ago.
So thanks to Adobe for allowing the community to be a part of their open source project, and thank you to the community for coming together and showing them we are ready for the responsibility of helping them make it better.
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