i like the new Plugin features - rather than updating hacks over and over and over and... yeah - great job on that :D

Yes but it means that all hacks will need to be recoded and possibly the loss of a few hacks like arcade ect.

If they a really popular, odd's are someone will port or code their own version and release it. It might not come from the same author, but it'll probbly exist in some form. :)

They said that when vB2 went to vB3 but look at us now. :)

i cant wait till it comes out, my 1 year of free updates is still up :)

exactly... :)

The more important problem is the reduced efficiency of code due to these "Plugin Spots".

Actually, the code efficiency will be greater as data is being managed in a different way so that less redundancy and repetition is required. At least, this is from what I have heard.

If they are using code pools of callbacks and generic functions to handle "places to put code", then no; efficiency is greatly lost and the performance of the forum will be reduced. This is not to say vb 3.5 by default will not run faster than previous, this is to say much if any added benefit of 3.5 over 3.0 is going to be lost due to plugin code.

No one really knows, while it may please the non-technical of the forum owners out there, people like me who are speed demons by nature, may see themselves having to make much use of the backspace key in 3.5

Ahh, I can just see it -

6 months will pass, and 3.5 will become a reality for everyone. Then it will sink in after everyone starts converting over. NO HACKS.

So the requests will start start flying in, and VB.org will see even more activity. :speechless:

But Wait !!!!!! The worst part of this whole change over will be the wait. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Nailgeek said it best -

I am in middle of some other hacks and the impending release of vb3.5 means that most of my development is on hold awaiting its release.