The Music app does what it's supposed to: play your music. Their stance is that arbitrary streaming platforms should be their own app, which makes sense.
The Videos app likewise plays your videos. No idea where you're getting that bit about The Guardian, but that's just flat out false.
There is no first-party Maps app, so again, that's not something that the elementary team provides...
Constructive criticism is helpful, but only when it's informed.
Another +1 from me for the CalDigit TS3+ dock. I've been using it for about 1 1/2 years now with dual 4K UHD @ 60Hz displays, and haven't had any issues whatsoever. I also use it for a wired network connection and several USB peripherals at the same time. I really appreciate its layout where most ports are rear-facing so that you don't have cables on your desk coming out towards you and then looping back. The additional front-facing ports are great for popping in the occasional flash drive when needed. For some people the 87W output may not be enough, but it's never been a problem for me.
I have two that I've used four 3-4 years, and both are rock solid. Very rarely do I need to unplug and replug (e.g. if a display doesn't get identified properly).
With the other TB3 docks I tried, they'd all have really annoying issues or even require reboots from time to time.
Great point about needing to unplug and replug displays back in. I had issues with that at first, but it turned out to be a result of a bad DisplayPort->HDMI adapter. Now that I'm using normal DisplayPort and Thunderbolt cables direct to the displays from the dock I haven't had any issues. And if I need to change the input on one of the displays it's all handled seamlessly and macOS flips over to recognizing only one external display.
> Don’t create tickets for things you won’t work on for months, if ever.
Yikes. Dropping tickets in the backlog for ideas that pop into my head is a great way to make sure they're not forgotten! The team may decide later that it can be closed, but it opens the door for a conversation and helps collect ideas.
Months down the line your ideas might not even be relevant anymore. On my team, if you put stuff in the backlog, you're responsible for maintaining it. If you're not prepared to accept that responsibility, it belongs in a notebook or a word doc, not the backlog.
Yeah this suggestion seems like addressing a symptom - a backlog full of useless items - instead of addressing the disease - not having regular backlog grooming sessions where outdated/irrelevant items are either updated/fixed or removed.
The alternative to this that I use is "don't precisely estimate tickets more than a month out" because if something has 6 other tickets between now and it, things will probably change by then, so a precise fully-fleshed-out estimate will probably just wait time and not be any more valid than the "about a week" one anyway.
The Videos app likewise plays your videos. No idea where you're getting that bit about The Guardian, but that's just flat out false.
There is no first-party Maps app, so again, that's not something that the elementary team provides...
Constructive criticism is helpful, but only when it's informed.