CS2008: Code base issues
Hey All,
I've been running into some rather significant issues with CS2008 since I started the process of updating all the code that I had written for CS2007 and prior, to work with CS2008. A lot of code is either just missing from the code base, or it has been bypassed by what looks like test code. I've been finding these very specific code bypasses all over the place, all of which cause failures of some sort.
I reported one of these a week or so ago when we discovered that permissions were being completely ignored if a View test was being performed on an object. The result of that is that everyone can view everything without limitation. I found a bypass for BLOG Pages being listed in a roller control that always returns the excerpt and will never return the body. Another issue is that the post code for BLOGs and Forums has been isolated even more, leading to the preview of BLOG posts to not fire events.
I've been trying to keep a list of all the bugs that I've been forced to correct, but the list is getting out of hand. I can very definitely state that CS2008 is a somewhat stable alpha release with major performance issues. Since I have other work that needs to be done, this update conversion is going on the back burner and is going to take quite a bit of time to complete. What normally took 12-16 hours to do, has now exceeded a week with no end in site. I certainly hope that the CS2008.1 release addresses most of these issues.
I was able to get my calendar control to partially work with the ComponentArts DLLs, but a stand alone version is still a very long way off. I've been thinking about releasing a beta upgrade version for those who were using the CS2007 version, but that is looking very doubtful at this point. It would not work for those who have fresh CS2008 installations and would only be a short term stop-gap for those who upgraded to CS2008 before learning that the control does not work.
Take it easy,
Bill