The transition from emergency mode (where we were pushing out fixes to critical bugs as quickly as we could verify them) to our standard mode (where we need to maintain the current level of stability and ensure we don't introduce new bugs) is taking longer than I had originally expected. The tasks we are working on (and have partially completed) are: reconfiguring and standardizing our stage environment; and automating the build, test (including writing regression tests and improving the load tests), and deployment processes. I'm working on ways to do an interim release before some of these pieces are together, but it's hard to get the full level of confidence in the new build without these processes in place. My expectation is it will be early January before we can roll out the 2-column design.
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This blog used to be at the top of the main VMTN Communities page.
Could it be put back there, please??
It is really nice to see these periodic reports.
Thank you, Tom