[Typo3-dev] Extension reviewing process (request for discussion)

[Robert Lemke]

Hi Michael,

Michael Scharkow wrote:

> I am wondering what became of the extension reviewing project because I
> have not seen much news about it lately. 

we stopped reviewing extensions at some point, mainly because of three
reasons:

 - there was no way for publishing the review itself on typo3.org, so 
   people would know *why* the extension got a certain rating
 - reviewing an extension could take up to two days if done properly
 - we had to few people really doing reviews

The current situation is as follows:

 - I am just creating a process description for quick reviews which will
   be published at some point. This makes it possible to quickly separate
   the wheat from the chaff.

 - Kasper and I will work on the TER extension in late october. I plan to
   integrate a feature for displaying reviews along with its extension.

 - We need ideas for how the review process could be like in the future. 
   You can imagine that it's a lot of work doing reviews (even quick
   reviews) for all extensions. If reviews are important enough for the
   community, it will be possible to get some sponsoring for the developers
   doing reviews.

> So what I'm proposing here is a two-step reviewing process with a kind
> of reviewing platform for the community (NOT a simple rate this item
> crap!) which could probably be implemented within the bugtracker or the
> wiki. There should be simple guidelines about what to review (coding
> guidelines, compatibility, documentation) and only the extensions which
> fulfill those basic requirements should be passed to the Reviewers Team
> who can then judge originality, style and coolness.

I agree. However it still have to be trustworthy and at least
medium-experienced developers doing such a quick review.

> With this process we could ensure both quantitative and qualitative
> aspects of extension reviewing.

What do you think about a reviewing weekend? We would me for a
Friday-to-Sunday reviewing session together with Kasper, René and whoever
wants to join. 

-- 
robert