Jen 5:28 pm on January 14, 2010  

Per recent development chats, we’ve wor…

Per recent development chats, we’ve worked out a project schedule for 3.0. The plan:

January 7, 2010
  • Identify major features slotted for 3.0
  • Begin merging MU files into trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision.
  • Begin development of new default theme
  • Begin development of custom post types feature
  • Begin development of menu management feature
  • Patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. bugs
  • Work on patches for small enhancements
January 18, 2010
  • MU file merge should be complete
  • Cutting edge types can start banging on the new MU integration
  • Continue alpha development
February 15, 2010 Feature freeze
**From this point forward, there will be no more commits for enhancements or feature requests in this release cycle, only bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes.**
March 1, 2010 Begin public betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process.
March 29, 2010 Begin RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta).
April 13, 2010 Launch WordPress 3.0

So: if you have made a 2010 new year’s resolution to get involved in WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development, now’s the time to head on over to TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. and pick a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. (that sounds kind of like a carnival game, doesn’t it?). Get your patches done and submitted as soon as possible, then drum up people to test the patches and leave feedback on the ticket. As stated above, no patches for enhancements or feature requests will be committed after freeze, so that we can all focus on squashing bugs and hopefully deliver the most bug-free WordPress to date. Wish us luck!