[MonoTouch] Do the makers of Monodevelop actually test the application?

[Nic Wise]

Odd. Since 2.6 (and especially 2.8) I've had exactly ONE issue with MD.

( which is basically this one, tho this is technically a dup of the
original which I can't find:
http://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503 )

The only way they know that the bugs are there, is if you submit
bugreports in bugzilla. It's a pretty painless process, and usually
gets things fixed a lot quicker than posting stuff here (tho post the
bugzilla URL's once you are done so others can watch them if they are
having similar issues)



On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 08:48, dermotos <me at dermotos.com> wrote:
> Ive been using Monodevelop for about 10 months now, and it just seems to be
> getting worse and worse.
>
> The amount of obvious errors seen from using the program for about 10
> minutes suggests there isnt any real formal testing performed on the
> application. I understand that Mono is an open source initiative, however
> Monotouch is not. Its $400 a year. Its the most money I spend on software,
> certainly on a yearly basis. I dont think its fair to paying customers for
> quality assurance to be so overlooked. Each time i mention a bug I get asked
> to file a bug report. This would normally be fine, however Im a paying
> customer. I feel like im doing more testing than the monodevelop testing
> team, if such a thing even exists.
>
> Im all for promoting Monotouch, but with the current state of Monodevelop,
> the developers cant expect this Development framework to be taken seriously.
>
> Sorry if this sounds like a rant. But i've been spending the last 20 minutes
> trying to debug on my phone with no luck. Im sure you can appreciate my
> frustration as I encounter a similar battle EACH and EVERY time I try to
> debug my app. Each time, something different has happened. DWP Handshake
> failed... Lost connection to device... flat out not connecting, debugging
> stopping randomly, MonoDevelop "Unhandled Exceptions" when my own code hits
> a bug, hiding the actualy bug in my code from being debugged, Monodevelop
> fatal errors/crashes. Mixed in with that are glaring UI focusing bugs, and a
> benign (but still a bug) case where my cursor turns into an "upward"
> direction arrow.
>
> Is the development team actively testing Monodevelop prior to release, or do
> they just sit back and wait for the paying users* to report bugs for them?
>
>
> *Im aware Monodevelop is free and used by free users, however it is the IDE
> for Monotouch, which is paid for.
>
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