Re: [boost] [Aedis] Formal Review: We could have done better

On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, 9:59 am Vinnie Falco via Boost, wrote:

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 1:21 PM Mateusz Loskot via Boost wrote:

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There review submission is not an one chance in lifetime attempt. ... So, I wouldn't use words like disservice and failure ... Some reviewers will not bother with a second review (this happens every time, re-reviews get less engagement).

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression." ... We set prospective libraries up for success when we take time ahead of the review for subject matter experts, stakeholders, and volunteers who are interested in improving Boost, to "pre-review" the library and help the author address any likely hiccups before the formal review. To "incubate"...

Thanks Mateusz, Vinnie, Marcelo and all the reviewers. I'm just a voice of appreciation from the sidelines (of this round) for both the aedis library and re Boost "health" in general. Pre or not the review / reviewer effort has, I hope, helped the author/progressed the library. Is there not potential to make the review result a platform for gaining a "community" round the library, and when it is ready, to submit again? Surely any such community would include many (new) potential reviewers as well as mentors, and so provide "incubation"? I think this review can be a success. It is not match over. All the best Darryl.