Published on: 2014-12-17T08:44:45+00:00
In an email thread on December 10th, 2014, Austin Walne expressed his willingness to write up some documentation based on the questions raised. He also asked for any other key terminologies that should be included in the document. It was mentioned in the same thread that Fanquake had already started working on the documentation, although it wasn't mentioned in the email exchange. A link to Fanquake's work was provided on Github. Wladimir was also a part of this conversation.In a Bitcoin development mailing list, a member named Drak asks for clarification on the use of "nit" in the context of nitpicking and how it affects consensus. Drak believes that it is used for minor complaints or preferences. In response, Jeff Garzik, a Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist, explains the concept ACK (acknowledgement), which means agreeing with the idea and overall direction but not having reviewed the code changes nor tested it. He also provides another explanation of concept ACK as liking the idea but needing code rewriting or not having reviewed it yet. The email includes a promotion for BIRT iHub F-Type, a free enterprise-grade BIRT server.In an email exchange on December 10th, 2014, Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik received a message from Wladimir expressing a "Concept ACK" regarding an idea proposed. The term "Concept ACK" indicates agreement with the overall direction of the proposal but acknowledges that the code changes have not been reviewed or tested. In this case, Wladimir liked the idea but suggested that the code may need rewriting or further review before implementation. Jeff Garzik is an open-source evangelist and also works at BitPay, Inc., a company that provides bitcoin payment processing services.A user on the Bitcoin-development mailing list had requested documentation explaining key terminology used within code reviews. In response, Wladimir provided a list of abbreviations, including 'Concept ACK', 'utACK', and 'Tested ACK'. He also mentioned the term 'NACK', which means a reviewer wouldn't like the code merged, providing further explanation in the text. Wladimir expressed that a document on this would be useful as it may not be easily understood by outsiders. The user thanked Wladimir for his response and offered to draft something based on the thread.In an email thread from December 2014, Wladimir discussed the different types of acknowledgments used when reviewing code changes for the Bitcoin software. He explained that a "Concept ACK" means agreeing with the idea and direction of the change, but not having reviewed or tested the code. A "utACK" means that the reviewer has looked at the code changes, but has not tested them. Finally, a "Tested ACK" means that the reviewer has both reviewed and tested the code changes and verified their functionality. Wladimir also mentioned the use of NACK, which is a more specific rejection of a code change with an explanation provided. He suggested that a document explaining these terms would be helpful for outsiders as it can be confusing to understand the different levels of acknowledgment without context. Despite this suggestion being made before, no such document had been created at the time of the email.In a Bitcoin-development mailing list, the terms "Concept ACK," "utACK," and "Tested ACK" were discussed. "Concept ACK" means agreeing with the idea and overall direction but not reviewing the code changes nor testing it. "utACK" means reviewing the code changes, but not putting it through any testing. "Tested ACK" means reviewing the code changes and verifying the functionality/bug fix. Wladimir mentioned that he only uses bare "ACK" if there is nothing to test in the first place, for example, for documentation changes. Matt Corallo mentioned that people use "utACK" and "tested ack" when being explicit. Sergio Lerner asked if there are more acronyms and if these terms are documented somewhere.During a discussion on the Bitcoin-development mailing list, the terms "utACK" and "tested ack" were mentioned as acronyms for untested and tested acknowledgment. Sergio Lerner asked if there were any other acronyms or if these were documented somewhere. The conversation ended with a link to download BIRT iHub F-Type, which provides free enterprise-grade BIRT server technology for business reports and dashboards with interactivity and app integration, among others.In this context, it seems that Sergio is asking for clarification on a certain terminology or acronym. It is unclear what the specific term or acronym is, but Sergio is seeking to know if there are other related acronyms or if there is any documentation available. Without knowing the exact context of the conversation or topic being discussed, it is difficult to provide further information. However, it can be assumed that Sergio is looking to improve his understanding of a particular concept or jargon.
Updated on: 2023-08-01T10:56:06.338307+00:00