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* Great new features for a great new release.
* Great new features for a great new release.
* Code sprints.
* Code sprints.
Some idea collections so far:
* "jwe priorities" in [[Category:Development#Goals_for_upcoming_releases]], see also [[JWE Project Ideas]]
** Bug fixes, especially those related to compatibility issues.
** Work through the open bug reports for which patches have been submitted.  Review/apply/reject and close as many of these reports as possible.
** Refactor/rewrite code for handling load path.
** Refactor/rewrite exist and which functions.
** Create a low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
** Support Matlab's HDF5-based MAT file format using the proposed low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
*** Allow all types of function handles to be saved and loaded.
*** Allow [[classdef]] objects to be saved and loaded.
** Replace the [[GUI terminal widget|terminal widget in the GUI]].
** Accept Matlab's new argument validation syntax in parser.
* Discourse https://octave.discourse.group/t/goals-for-the-next-release/358


== Ideas for next meeting ==
== Ideas for next meeting ==

Revision as of 09:04, 23 March 2021

Todays topics

  • Meet and greet 5 minutes before meeting (audio testing).

Octave 7

  • Not only providing major releases that "fix Matlab incompatibilities".
  • Great new features for a great new release.
  • Code sprints.

Some idea collections so far:

  • "jwe priorities" in, see also JWE Project Ideas
    • Bug fixes, especially those related to compatibility issues.
    • Work through the open bug reports for which patches have been submitted. Review/apply/reject and close as many of these reports as possible.
    • Refactor/rewrite code for handling load path.
    • Refactor/rewrite exist and which functions.
    • Create a low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
    • Support Matlab's HDF5-based MAT file format using the proposed low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
      • Allow all types of function handles to be saved and loaded.
      • Allow classdef objects to be saved and loaded.
    • Replace the terminal widget in the GUI.
    • Accept Matlab's new argument validation syntax in parser.

Ideas for next meeting

Topic suggestions

  • ...

See also