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From: "Sven Kieske" <s.kieske@mittwald.de> To: devel@ovirt.org Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 12:01:50 PM Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] Stable branch gerrit hook and Related-To: bug
Why should an incomplete, thus non working feature get merged?
Adding a feature may require improving the design of the existing code. This may require multiple otherwise unrelated changes. The best way to add these changes is to make small clear and safe changes that leave the code in functional state. Reviewing and verifying small changes is much easier and safer and results in less bugs and more stable code.
Do you also merge incomplete bugfixes?
There is no such thing as "complete" in software or in life :-) In general, bug fixes should be small and simple as possible, to limit the risk to a stable code. Such fixes may be sometimes incomplete, since a complete fix would required a risky redesign. Nir