The 4th Year of SerenityOS

My only concern is looking at it... I can't help but worry slightly about feature creep. We went from an OS, to an OS + Web Browser, to an OS + Web Browser + Programming Language. Next year it might add an Office Suite at this rate.

Edit: I don't mean this as a bad thing, just that it would be a shame to get so large that everything becomes half-baked and overwhelming to finish.

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by trashburger » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 2:49 PM UTC

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #4

Fantastic progress. My only concern is looking at it... I can't help but worry slightly about feature creep. We went from an OS, to an OS + Web Browser, to an OS + Web Browser + Programming Language. Next year it might add an Office Suite at this rate. Edit: I don't mean this as a bad thing, just that it would be a shame to get so large that everything becomes half-baked and overwhelming to finish.

Feature creep kinda defines the project. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :^)

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by russtrotter » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 2:56 PM UTC

trashburger wrote: post #5

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #4

Fantastic progress. My only concern is looking at it... I can't help but worry slightly about feature creep. We went from an OS, to an OS + Web Browser, to an OS + Web Browser + Programming Language. Next year it might add an Office Suite at this rate. Edit: I don't mean this as a bad thing, just that it would be a shame to get so large that everything becomes half-baked and overwhelming to finish.

Feature creep kinda defines the project. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :^)

Absolutely agreed. I've watched lots of his long-form videos on all those topics and initially I was always scratching my head as to why he'd want to reinvent all these wheels from the molecules up, but as I watched more, I realized that he's a journey guy, not necessarily a destination guy. To his credit, he's attracted a similarly-minded following of contributors along the way.

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by adamrt » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:03 PM UTC

phendrenad2 wrote: post #3

Is this ever getting GPU acceleration?

They don’t plan ahead for features typically. They add stuff when someone wants to do the work.

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by aliqot » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:05 PM UTC

trashburger wrote: post #5

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #4

Fantastic progress. My only concern is looking at it... I can't help but worry slightly about feature creep. We went from an OS, to an OS + Web Browser, to an OS + Web Browser + Programming Language. Next year it might add an Office Suite at this rate. Edit: I don't mean this as a bad thing, just that it would be a shame to get so large that everything becomes half-baked and overwhelming to finish.

Feature creep kinda defines the project. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :^)

while endearing, it does endanger the trajectory of the main feature. 'how many paid FT devs are being added per feature' is what should be asked.

People asking "Is it fun" are missing the point.

Don't 'fun' yourself into a job under terms you didn't get to negotiate, state your requirements and adjust your work funnel accordingly. I've witnessed a lot of 'fun' projects manifest themselves into serious projects that fall apart because this forethought was neglected.

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by emptyparadise » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:17 PM UTC

I want to become powerful enough to contribute to SerenityOS.

Re: The 4th Year of SerenityOS

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Post by mynameisvlad » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:29 PM UTC

aliqot wrote: post #8

trashburger wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Feature creep kinda defines the project. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :^)

while endearing, it does endanger the trajectory of the main feature. 'how many paid FT devs are being added per feature' is what should be asked. People asking "Is it fun" are missing the point. Don't 'fun' yourself into a job under terms you didn't get to negotiate, state your requirements and adjust your work funnel accordingly. I've witnessed a lot of 'fun' projects manifest themselves into serious projects that…

> how many paid FT devs are being added per feature

Well, considering this is a fun project being worked on by volunteers (some of whom are sponsored by the community), I'm going to go out on a limb and say the answer to this question will always be "zero".