[loc-en-dev] Review of current implementation and the design spec

[Andy Staudacher]

I've reviewed the implementation and the design specification with two
goals:

 a) identify what parts of the design specification document need to be
updated, and
 b) assess the status and quality of the proposal as someone who hasn't been
involved in the evolution of the proposal until now.

*Verdict:*

 1. *The proposal looks good*. The implementation has a few minor areas that
need to be addressed (no public API changes needed), and as already known,
the design specification document needs a major overhaul.
 2. We already knew that the *design specification document* needs to be
updated. My feedback identifies the sections that need changes, and proposes
structural changes to the document for clarity and readability.
 3. As for the *implementation*, the two main areas that need some work are
*canonicalization and resource lookup*. E.g. the latter hasn't been
implemented yet (and luckily should be straightforward to implement).
 4. The feedback includes a laundry list of issues and suggestions.

The *review notes* can be found at:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg83b6q2_26cjm427hq

If you can't view the document, please let me know. If you'd like to add
comments to the document itself, please send me the email address for which
I should add edit access.

I hope the notes help in your work to update the design specification
document, and please let me know where I could help on addressing any
issues.

Thanks,
 - Andy
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