Daniel de Kok, el 4 de diciembre a las 09:38 me escribiste: > On 2009-12-03 01:13:13 +0100, Jesse Phillips <[email protected]> > said: > >This has come up as one issue for adoption to D. D2.x is on its > >way, unstable, and D1.x is getting the ax. While Walter has said > >that the compiler will continue to get support, no one in the > >community knows what the library support will be like. I came > >across an article where even Python wasn't chosen for a project > >because of the eminent release of Python 3. He also dismisses Ruby > >and Clojure for other complaints people have expressed about D. > > > >-- > >http://postabon.posterous.com/why-i-chose-common-lisp-over-python-ruby-and > > It's just one opinion. Others will use Python, because Guido van > Rossum is not afraid to fix, change, and improve things, even in > point releases. > > I'd rather see D follow the Python path in this respect after D2 is > finished, than the C++ 'the world freezes' approach. At times, it is > inconvenient, but it also keeps a language and its library vital.
But Python is extremely careful not to break backwards compatibility from one release to another. Breaking changes are usually introduced in 2 steps. In the first release with the new feature, the feature is optional and activated *only* explicitly through: from __future__ import feature If a feature is removed, it's deprecated (issuing a warning) in the first release. The second release with the change has the new/removed feature. That gives people time to fix their programs and try the new feature without breaking anything for several months (a minor Python version is released each ~9 months aprox.). I certainly hope D2 doesn't follow the D1 path (before D2 was forked), introducing new features each release without notice and breaking backwards compatibility. -- Leandro Lucarella (AKA luca) http://llucax.com.ar/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GPG Key: 5F5A8D05 (F8CD F9A7 BF00 5431 4145 104C 949E BFB6 5F5A 8D05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLA FUE INFIEL, PERO EX POLOLO PAGÓ -- TV CHILE
