Digital Media Core: Stability
Stability and predictability of core software cannot be overestimated. Although it’s often tempting to use the latest versions of new software packages, unless a new feature is an absolute requirement, we recommend against it. Much better to wait until the package has been tested and found to be stable and the community of practice has evolved around it. Support can go a long way to making software stable and predictable, so we will be actively supporting the this project and our active users. As I alluded to earlier, we’ll have a range of support options available ourselves plus will be encouraging the community to work together on several fronts.
There is no panacea and we will have to work hard at ensuring our codebase and processes remain stable, resiliant and well supported.