High above downtown Austin you would think it's easy to forget how many people depend on the timely delivery of Carbide in order to pursue their daily goals in developing Symbian programs. Let me be the first to say that is not true. We try very hard in every meeting to bring customer concerns into the discussion to ensure that we remain focused on features, improvements, and bug fixes that will help the majority of our developers.
However, while time itself is infinite, the amount of time between Carbide releases is not, and so we sometimes have to make hard choices on what goes into a release versus what can't make it into the next release. As you might imagine, this tug-of-war is in constant flux as we struggle to achieve the best balance for all. Sometimes we aren't successful and sometimes we hit it out of the ballpark, but then, that's simply the nature of software development.
So, ignoring the rambling above I really just wanted to point out to everyone that even though v2.3 was released early in December we haven't stopped development. As you can imagine, there is a lag when we finish one release and it makes its way out to the public.
However, for those of you paying attention, there is a better way of keeping up with Carbide development, and that is the Carbide.c++ Milestone Downloads pages where we post milestone releases of Carbide for you to try out before they are final.
And, for those with an even greater need for the latest builds, visit the Carbide.c++ Development Build Downloads page for more common developer builds for your enjoyment. Note that the developer builds are not fully tested, so take care when using them as some problems are sure to remain.
Right now, the Carbide.c++ v2.4 milestone build is available for downloading. Have at it and let us know what you think.
NOTE Classic image drawn and copyrighted by the incomparable R. Crumb.
