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Re: "experimental features"

From: Daniel Gustafsson via curl-library <curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:16:44 +0100

> On 4 Feb 2019, at 10:46, Daniel Stenberg via curl-library <curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Going forward, I'd like us to mark some features *experimental* so that even if we include source code for them in a released version, they default to being disabled and are discouraged from getting used in production code.
>
> I have two primary reasons for wanting this:
>
> 1. Features marked experimental are not eligible for bug bounties
>
> 2. Features marked experimental might be less reliable, both in terms of functionality but also in terms of APIs etc. By allowing ourselves this flexibility, we can merge code earlier to allow a wider audience to play with features that are under development.

+1 to “offer” experimental features. Does it make sense to have a separate
snapshot where all experimental features are turned on, to lower the barrier
for testing?

cheers ./daniel
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Received on 2019-02-05