Can someone look at case 2009/117 or 2009/118?

[James Carlson]

Mark Martin writes:
> Add the additional download times for all that newly generated HTML 
> containing all those case materials, and the site's usability has taken 
> a severe hit as well.  That problem can only get worse over time with 
> the current layout (all that generated DHTML on the left pane).

Indeed.  :-<

It won't necessarily help you to know, but there are many folks aware
of the problem, and who are independently working on parts of the fix,
but it's something that'll likely take a while.

> I have suspected for some time that the only real benefit I can 
> personally bring to either ARC, aside from my casual foray into 
> internship duties is to act as a resource for rewriting tools.  At the 
> moment, I'm personally constrained for time, or I'd try to lead a 
> requirements gathering effort.  I know John Plocher's prior work in the 
> area would be a great starting point.  Until my local spacetime expands, 
> I guess you're probably stuck with the babysitting chores and the 
> robustness of the site will still be variable.
> 
> Is anyone else interested in at least getting a requirements gathering 
> exercise started? 

That sounds like a good idea.  I have some old documents that were
drawn up during the last attempt at a set of requirements.  I'm not
sure if they're immediately useful (too many toys involved), but I'll
see if I can get them posted.

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