[0.9.0 Discussion] Pre-Release Discussion

[Retinens803]

Not a bad Christmas present!

 

[M Rose]

Yay, I’m excited

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hey all,

Just a quick note to let you guys know we are very close to putting the Alpha .9 Forums in your hands. It is fully functional now and we are addressing bugs and polish etc. Next week or the week after is looking very good.

Rally Point and Resource Map will follow early next year.

M

Thank you so much Michael, Corrie, Kent, and team for all the long hours and hard work. We greatly appreciate it.

 

[Michael]

Thank you so much Michael, Corrie, Kent, and team for all the long hours and hard work. We greatly appreciate it.

Thank YOU!

 

[Aussie571]

Awesome...I miss the old app...can't wait for the new one!

 

[Michael]

I wanted to jump on to 1. Wish you a happy holiday, and 2. Let you know the build will not be a surprise Christmas present in case you are anticipating! The not knowing is the worst. Soon!

All the best to you and yours!

m

 

[dstock]

I wanted to jump on to 1. Wish you a happy holiday, and 2. Let you know the build will not be a surprise Christmas present in case you are anticipating! The not knowing is the worst. Soon!

All the best to you and yours!

m

Haha! Happy Holidays to you and yours as well!

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

I wanted to jump on to 1. Wish you a happy holiday, and 2. Let you know the build will not be a surprise Christmas present in case you are anticipating! The not knowing is the worst. Soon!

All the best to you and yours!

m

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you as well! Thanks for letting us know.

 

[M Rose]

Merry Christmas @Michael and team,

 

[Yota_Sr5]

Hahaha :D

Here is a quick update!

Weeeeeell I fired the overseas team - now that may sound bad BUT we are in a much better position now. The development is happening domestically and the team is already spun up and making good progress. There are trade-offs. Basically those are cost vs. reliability, and the current team is very reliable. The former team couldn't hit a date, as I am sure you are aware!

Here is a bit of backstory:
Not to go into too much detail, but the previous overseas team over promised and under-delivered. Not what Scotty would do for sure. We reached a breaking point where we just needed to make a change. We were not blind-sided by this, and the domestic team had been spinning up for months - so the transition was as smooth as possible. The good news is that the code from the previous team was quite usable - the're progress and ability to execute predictable was not acceptable.

Progress update:

• The app is much more robust, and scale-able, and more maintainable. There has been extensive refactoring of some components.
• Dark mode has been implemented, and we are resolving expected design artifacts with the dark theme.
• Conversations is complete.
• Forums are complete, and we are working through bugs
• Rally Point Create has seen significant progress

I believe last time I said "Weeks not months" for .9 Alpha, and today I am saying, "Weeks not months" given the team changes, and we are still shooting for .9 in your hands before the new year (that will be Forums and Rally Point though I may opt to push out forums without Rally Point).

Glad to answer questions!

M

In the video you can see me poking around - some dark mode issues which we are working out, but getting there!

Is this why my map may not be working?

 

[M Rose]

Any updates?

 

[M Rose]

Any updates?

I talked with @Kent R earlier today (January 8, 2020) about this very subject. Progress is being made. Slow and steady. If it is even half as good as he says it is, it’s going to be a huge game changer for the Overlanding Community.

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

I talked with @Kent R earlier today (January 8, 2020) about this very subject. Progress is being made. Slow and steady. If it is even half as good as he says it is, it’s going to be a huge game changer for the Overlanding Community.

Thanks for the quick update Mike.

 

[JDAIII]

Is there a build available for testing? Old app isn't available for my phone and I have a lot of beta experience and am a CAB member for a few cloud solutions

 

[Michael]

Hello all!

We're ready to let a select few people begin using the .8 Alpha version of Forums and Messaging. We understand this version is not full featured, and you will probably break it in ways we cannot anticipate. That's the point! If you are down for providing feedback and creating detailed and complete bug reports, please add your email address in this form and I will add you to our elite Expedition Pioneers group. You will receive future release updates as well.

Alpha .8 Forum Access

Info for Forum .8

forms.gle

There will be further instructions when your build goes live.

Thank you!

M

 

[tijsk]

Thanks! :)

 

[M Rose]

Hello all!

We're ready to let a select few people begin using the .8 Alpha version of Forums and Messaging. We understand this version is not full featured, and you will probably break it in ways we cannot anticipate. That's the point! If you are down for providing feedback and creating detailed and complete bug reports, please add your email address in this form and I will add you to our elite Expedition Pioneers group. You will receive future release updates as well.

Alpha .8 Forum Access

Info for Forum .8

forms.gle

There will be further instructions when your build goes live.

Thank you!

M

I just filled out the form Michael
I hope I’m given the chance to brake this software, I mean test it out to its fullest capacity

 

[Pixelsaurus]

Looking forward to testing.

 

[Retinens803]

Sweet, Thank you Michael and Team!

 

[AutomaticBluez]

Hello all!

We're ready to let a select few people begin using the .8 Alpha version of Forums and Messaging. We understand this version is not full featured, and you will probably break it in ways we cannot anticipate. That's the point! If you are down for providing feedback and creating detailed and complete bug reports, please add your email address in this form and I will add you to our elite Expedition Pioneers group. You will receive future release updates as well.

Alpha .8 Forum Access

Info for Forum .8

forms.gle

There will be further instructions when your build goes live.

Thank you!

M

Exciting times! I've signed up.

Gary