Re: DIP 1017--Add Bottom Type--Formal Assessment

2019-01-30 Thread Paolo Invernizzi via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 at 20:50:42 UTC, Johannes Loher 
wrote:

Am 30.01.19 um 15:05 schrieb Mike Parker:
Given the nature of the feedback in both review rounds this 
DIP has gone through, Walter has decided to reject his own 
DIP. He still believes there is a benefit to adding a bottom 
type to the language, but this proposal is not the way to go 
about it. He hopes to revisit the issue in the future.


Thanks to everyone who provided feedback.


I believe this is a good decision and the proper way forward.

I also think that there is indeed a benefit in adding a bootom 
type to the language so I'd be happy to help with a new attempt 
as much my limited knowledge of type theory permits.


+1

Well done Walter, for the professionalism in handling the 
decision, and for the bravery in trying to push something he 
believe useful for the language, also if he is not as competent 
as Timon in this field.


Kudos to you, for the example given, and for the temperance!

-- P




Re: DIP 1017--Add Bottom Type--Formal Assessment

2019-01-30 Thread Johannes Loher via Digitalmars-d-announce
Am 30.01.19 um 15:05 schrieb Mike Parker:
> Given the nature of the feedback in both review rounds this DIP has gone
> through, Walter has decided to reject his own DIP. He still believes
> there is a benefit to adding a bottom type to the language, but this
> proposal is not the way to go about it. He hopes to revisit the issue in
> the future.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who provided feedback.

I believe this is a good decision and the proper way forward.

I also think that there is indeed a benefit in adding a bootom type to
the language so I'd be happy to help with a new attempt as much my
limited knowledge of type theroy permits.


Re: DIP 1017--Add Bottom Type--Formal Assessment

2019-01-30 Thread H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d-announce
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 02:05:37PM +, Mike Parker via 
Digitalmars-d-announce wrote:
> Given the nature of the feedback in both review rounds this DIP has
> gone through, Walter has decided to reject his own DIP. He still
> believes there is a benefit to adding a bottom type to the language,
> but this proposal is not the way to go about it. He hopes to revisit
> the issue in the future.
[...]

Hopefully next time the help of more qualified people in type theory,
like Timon, would be solicited, so that a more consistent,
logically-sound solution would be proposed.


T

-- 
Life is too short to run proprietary software. -- Bdale Garbee


DIP 1017--Add Bottom Type--Formal Assessment

2019-01-30 Thread Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d-announce
Given the nature of the feedback in both review rounds this DIP 
has gone through, Walter has decided to reject his own DIP. He 
still believes there is a benefit to adding a bottom type to the 
language, but this proposal is not the way to go about it. He 
hopes to revisit the issue in the future.


Thanks to everyone who provided feedback.