On Friday, 27 February 2015 at 01:33:58 UTC, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
Well, I suspect that each case would have to be examined
individually to
decide upon the best action, but I think that what it comes
down to is the
same problem that we have with getting anything done around
here - someone
has to do it.
This isn't true at all. Things need to be approved first, then
implemented.
With language changes, it's often the same. Someone needs to
come up with a
reasonable solution and then create a PR for it. They then
have a much
stronger position to argue from, and it may get in and settle
the issue.
I sometimes feel so bad for Kenji, who has come up with several
reasonable solutions for longstanding problems, *and* implemented
them, only to have them be frozen for *years* by indecision at
the top. I'll never believe your side until this changes. You can
see exactly how D works by looking at how Kenji spends his time.
For a while he's only been fixing ICEs and other little bugs
which he knows for certain will be accepted. I'm not saying any
of these top level decisions are easy, but I don't believe you
for a second, at least when it comes to the language itself.
Phobos may be different.
