Sitting in NY
Here I am sitting in the Delta Airlines lounge waiting for my flight to Madrid. The weather is nasty and we sat in a holder pattern for an hour before getting clearance into JFK. Unfortunately having a fast laptop also means batteries don't last long! I managed to get a little work done on the plane, but not much. Hopefully the767 to Madrid will have power outlets in the seats so I can work longer (the 757 didn't).
I guess it's really hot in Madrid but I am prepared with summer clothes, so it should be okay.
As usual things have been crazy in the office. We are all cramming to get as much done as possible before we start cutting release candidates heading for RTM. Of course we have also been working on getting a great build for Oshkosh (and my trip), plus building the free demo version, etc, etc.
I can happily report we have made good progress on the performance of the sim. I think perf (as we refer to it) has been one of the most concerning issues on the team, and our awesome developers have been doing great things. We still have more to do, but when I hear a developer say they just increased perf 20-30% with one check-in (when new code goes into the sim), it makes me feel better about the whole thing.
I've been cranking on fixing bugs and tuning missions, just as I have been doing for several months. I worked it down to 2 bugs before I left and Brandon will handle those with ease. I recently added emergency vehicles to a mission at Edwards Air Force Base so that they "scramble" to the runway as you're coming in to land. Cool little details like this add a lot to the experience.
Time to change batteries and get the other one charged up.
