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TB Software Update
- Thread starter agedhorse
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Indeed, yes! Sure there were some transitional growing pains (expected), but everything I want, need, and love on TalkBass... I can access. Heck, now being able to search the classifieds for people selling products, say, 50 miles from my zip code is very nice (especially for those who prefer to do local/in-person exchanges).
I did my best not to complain and just think of it like when they rearrange the aisles at the grocery store. A minor inconvenience, but all the products I need/want are still available.
I did my best not to complain and just think of it like when they rearrange the aisles at the grocery store. A minor inconvenience, but all the products I need/want are still available.
Yes, thanks paul and the TB tech crew, for a big upgrade made smoothly! Although not without some inevitable growing pains, it's been relatively uneventful and is continuing to improve (or I'm getting used to it).
I really enjoy TalkBass and am glad to see it getting this needed maintenance and care.
I really enjoy TalkBass and am glad to see it getting this needed maintenance and care.
Yes it is. What do you think I am reading your post on?Windows 10... is that a thing?
I've mastered the search function in the classifieds, back to prowling for deals on Dingwalls. Expensive fun.
It would be very cool if I could save the search parameters for things I'm hunting, and just pick from a list of saved searches. So I don't have to keep setting up the same search over and over.
Example: Dingwall, four string, by date, newest first.
Or: Wampler Cory Wong compressor, by date…
Something like that would be very cool.
It would be very cool if I could save the search parameters for things I'm hunting, and just pick from a list of saved searches. So I don't have to keep setting up the same search over and over.
Example: Dingwall, four string, by date, newest first.
Or: Wampler Cory Wong compressor, by date…
Something like that would be very cool.
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Windows 10... is that a thing?
Unfortunately.
(They should have stopped with Win2K.)
Well said, @agedhorse !
Yeah, there's always gonna be something of a learning curve when there's a substantial change in the user interface--as in "D*mmit! Where they'd put the XYZ button?" But after a few days (and a modicum of frustration) I felt comfortable cruising around the site.
And I thought it was really cool in the days immediately following the switch to the new platform, the way TBers were posting questions about navigating the new site and getting helpful replies from their mates.
Yeah, there's always gonna be something of a learning curve when there's a substantial change in the user interface--as in "D*mmit! Where they'd put the XYZ button?" But after a few days (and a modicum of frustration) I felt comfortable cruising around the site.
And I thought it was really cool in the days immediately following the switch to the new platform, the way TBers were posting questions about navigating the new site and getting helpful replies from their mates.
I've worked on several websites that most people here have probably used and always, whether or not the pay is good, the final drive to release feels like a miserable, unrewarding slog immediately followed by the panic of having to fix things that we thought were minor bugs but Important People felt differently about.
It really matters less whether we feel like Paul and crew released the site early -- what really matters is that they've been sticking to the job after release, handing bug reports, complaints and suggestions, and continuing to improve the site while staying cool and receptive under what I think has been an unwarranted amount of abuse.
The site isn't what it was last month -- but it also isn't the same site it was a week and a half ago, it keeps getting nudged into better and better shape.
I'm really grateful for the work they do and I'm glad the work is continuing.
It really matters less whether we feel like Paul and crew released the site early -- what really matters is that they've been sticking to the job after release, handing bug reports, complaints and suggestions, and continuing to improve the site while staying cool and receptive under what I think has been an unwarranted amount of abuse.
The site isn't what it was last month -- but it also isn't the same site it was a week and a half ago, it keeps getting nudged into better and better shape.
I'm really grateful for the work they do and I'm glad the work is continuing.
I'm hanging tough, and adapting. Heck, I adapt so slow that when I read SVT, I visualize two 8x10 cabs.
Plus 1Yes it is. What do you think I am reading your post on?
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One thing in the announcement of the upgrade that some people might have missed was: support for the old version was ending soon. Sooner or later that would have resulted in a lot of unpleasantness, everything from exposure of private information to account takeovers and scam ads.
Thank you, site maintainers, for being on top of this!
First few days I wasn't diggin' it at all. Site ruined. However, once I found and learned where things were and checked out some of the new features, I gotta say I like it much better.
Having been involved in several dozens of major upgrade rollouts after 35+ years in IT, I'd say this one went very smoothly all factors considered.
When you're dealing with databases, it's not just the executables that are affected by an upgrade. There's the data and data file formats that often need some degree of conversion.
And then there's the housekeeping functions such as reindexing and backups that also need to be completed before full operation is restored.
And if the security model has changed you also need to do something with the users, user groups, and assigned permissions.
Bottom line: it's no small task.
So credit where credit is due. The folks in the backroom did a good job with this upgrade. And the bulk of the user complaints I saw were over interface changes (which is to be expected since most users don't like anything that makes them rethink their workflow) and are usually easily fixable if there's a real problem.
I give this one a solid A grade.
When you're dealing with databases, it's not just the executables that are affected by an upgrade. There's the data and data file formats that often need some degree of conversion.
And then there's the housekeeping functions such as reindexing and backups that also need to be completed before full operation is restored.
And if the security model has changed you also need to do something with the users, user groups, and assigned permissions.
Bottom line: it's no small task.
So credit where credit is due. The folks in the backroom did a good job with this upgrade. And the bulk of the user complaints I saw were over interface changes (which is to be expected since most users don't like anything that makes them rethink their workflow) and are usually easily fixable if there's a real problem.
I give this one a solid A grade.
