Re: Somethings holding us back (random thoughts)…
I would be willing to go through and document the database, including a nice clear diagram. I would also be happy to talk (deeply) about database design issues. It wouldnt be hard to pull together a patch to submit to Automattic to enhance the internal data structures. The issue I have though, is the number of plugins that would need to be massaged after such an event. Still, I’d be up for it
I’d say, if the foundation needs to be reworked, better to do it now than later. Another reason I’d hesitate to spend any time developing plugins for a moving target. Until the data structure is relatively stable, I’d be concerned about major changes required to my plugins.
I’ve not reviewed the data structures at all, but if someone who knows what they’re doing suggests a more efficient way of organizing the data, then I would be up for that, as a bug fix, before new features.