Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[David Sweeris via swift-evolution]

Oh gosh yes. I’ve been working on a bug off and on for a while, and half the 
reason it isn’t fixed yet is that I can’t wrap my head around how modern 
compilers work (which isn’t really saying much since this is the only compiler 
I’ve looked at).

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:32 AM, Brandon Knope via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> This too. I think some better documentation for all of us could pay great 
> dividends. Or a primer of some sort. A weekly series diving into the common 
> parts of LLVM?
> 
> Brandon
> 
>> On Jul 29, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Karl > > wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 29 Jul 2016, at 18:01, Brandon Knope via swift-evolution 
>>> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I think this just shows how familiar many of us are with this process.
>>> 
>>> It’s fun and challenging coming up with the great ideas…but someone has to 
>>> implement it. It may not be fun…and it may be very time consuming.
>>> 
>>> I think a lot of us just expected the core team to implement these all…but 
>>> they really need help from the community to save them time and sanity with 
>>> trying to get all of this done.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> To me this means I need to familiarize myself with the swift code base even 
>>> more. I need to understand all the GitHub processes to get a change 
>>> implemented and submitted.
>>> 
>>> I really hope at some point someone can make a primer of the process they 
>>> went through to implement one of these proposals from start to finish. I 
>>> think this could be illuminating for many on this list.
>>> 
>>> ALSO: I think this is where a forum can help greatly: some of us need a way 
>>> to discuss our implementations and ask for help while we are working on one 
>>> of these proposals. Mailing lists make it very hard to have a general 
>>> discussion where we talk code and ask for help in get detail. It is also 
>>> much easier for others to browse to learn from that conversation.
>>> 
>>> In short: the swift-evolution process works…but some of us in the community 
>>> need to step up and help a little more other than just proposing things. I 
>>> think the swift team could make this easier with some detailed guides and 
>>> documentation and a forum for better discussions when trying to implement 
>>> these things…but I know they are insanely busy. I do think some time 
>>> investment in this area will pay off in the future…and quickly.
>>> 
>>> Brandon
>>> 
 On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
 > wrote:
 
 Hello all,
 
 With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution 
 progress page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in 
 won't make it for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language 
 itself, what does that mean for the swift-evolution process?
 
 Félix
 
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>> The thing that’s stopping me contributing to the compiler itself is that it 
>> uses LLVM types and functions, and I don’t know them. The Swift compiler 
>> itself looks very clean and approachable.
>> 
>> And then, when you try to look up any of those LLVM functions, you get 
>> Doxygen, which isn’t really great. It just puts me off really getting to 
>> grips with LLVM’s conventions. Maybe one day when I have more time.
>> 
>> Unless somebody knows of some better documentation?
>> 
>> Karl
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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Chris Lattner via swift-evolution]

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Daniel Vollmer via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> On 29 Jul 2016, at 17:15, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
>> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
>> for Swift 3.

Just FWIW, several of the big currently unimplemented proposals are about to 
land today.  Your meta question still stands.

>> Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does that mean for the 
>> swift-evolution process?
> 
> Getting a proposal approved doesn’t necessarily mean someone will feel 
> obliged to implement it. Sometimes people propose a feature they’d like to 
> see, but do not have the knowledge to implement it. Sometimes the scope of a 
> feature is only evident after the review (and sometimes it’s not even evident 
> then — some gotchas only pop up once you try to implement “for real”).
> 
> I think we need to keep an eye on the backlog (both proposals *and* 
> implementation of previously approved ones), but if no-one’s willing to 
> implement them, I don’t think we can force anyone…

Exactly right.  This is an inherent part of Swift being an open source project.

-Chris
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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Mark Lacey via swift-evolution]

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 09:30, Karl via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 29 Jul 2016, at 18:01, Brandon Knope via swift-evolution 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I think this just shows how familiar many of us are with this process.
>> 
>> It’s fun and challenging coming up with the great ideas…but someone has to 
>> implement it. It may not be fun…and it may be very time consuming.
>> 
>> I think a lot of us just expected the core team to implement these all…but 
>> they really need help from the community to save them time and sanity with 
>> trying to get all of this done.
>> 
>> 
>> To me this means I need to familiarize myself with the swift code base even 
>> more. I need to understand all the GitHub processes to get a change 
>> implemented and submitted.
>> 
>> I really hope at some point someone can make a primer of the process they 
>> went through to implement one of these proposals from start to finish. I 
>> think this could be illuminating for many on this list.
>> 
>> ALSO: I think this is where a forum can help greatly: some of us need a way 
>> to discuss our implementations and ask for help while we are working on one 
>> of these proposals. Mailing lists make it very hard to have a general 
>> discussion where we talk code and ask for help in get detail. It is also 
>> much easier for others to browse to learn from that conversation.
>> 
>> In short: the swift-evolution process works…but some of us in the community 
>> need to step up and help a little more other than just proposing things. I 
>> think the swift team could make this easier with some detailed guides and 
>> documentation and a forum for better discussions when trying to implement 
>> these things…but I know they are insanely busy. I do think some time 
>> investment in this area will pay off in the future…and quickly.
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
>>> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
>>> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
>>> for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does 
>>> that mean for the swift-evolution process?
>>> 
>>> Félix
>>> 
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> 
> The thing that’s stopping me contributing to the compiler itself is that it 
> uses LLVM types and functions, and I don’t know them. The Swift compiler 
> itself looks very clean and approachable.
> 
> And then, when you try to look up any of those LLVM functions, you get 
> Doxygen, which isn’t really great. It just puts me off really getting to 
> grips with LLVM’s conventions. Maybe one day when I have more time.
> 
> Unless somebody knows of some better documentation?

This is a good reference if you want to start getting to know things like 
DenseMap, SmallVector, etc.: 
http://llvm.org/docs/ProgrammersManual.html#picking-the-right-data-structure-for-a-task

The other thing I would suggest is just taking a look at the headers and when 
needed the source. Most of the ADTs closely resemble STL counterparts in API 
and are easy to get up-to-speed with. 

I have never taken a serious look at the Doxygen documentation as I personally 
don't find it useful with the source available. 

Mark

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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Brandon Knope via swift-evolution]

This too. I think some better documentation for all of us could pay great 
dividends. Or a primer of some sort. A weekly series diving into the common 
parts of LLVM?

Brandon

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Karl  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 29 Jul 2016, at 18:01, Brandon Knope via swift-evolution 
>> > wrote:
>> 
>> I think this just shows how familiar many of us are with this process.
>> 
>> It’s fun and challenging coming up with the great ideas…but someone has to 
>> implement it. It may not be fun…and it may be very time consuming.
>> 
>> I think a lot of us just expected the core team to implement these all…but 
>> they really need help from the community to save them time and sanity with 
>> trying to get all of this done.
>> 
>> 
>> To me this means I need to familiarize myself with the swift code base even 
>> more. I need to understand all the GitHub processes to get a change 
>> implemented and submitted.
>> 
>> I really hope at some point someone can make a primer of the process they 
>> went through to implement one of these proposals from start to finish. I 
>> think this could be illuminating for many on this list.
>> 
>> ALSO: I think this is where a forum can help greatly: some of us need a way 
>> to discuss our implementations and ask for help while we are working on one 
>> of these proposals. Mailing lists make it very hard to have a general 
>> discussion where we talk code and ask for help in get detail. It is also 
>> much easier for others to browse to learn from that conversation.
>> 
>> In short: the swift-evolution process works…but some of us in the community 
>> need to step up and help a little more other than just proposing things. I 
>> think the swift team could make this easier with some detailed guides and 
>> documentation and a forum for better discussions when trying to implement 
>> these things…but I know they are insanely busy. I do think some time 
>> investment in this area will pay off in the future…and quickly.
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
>>> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>>> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
>>> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
>>> for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does 
>>> that mean for the swift-evolution process?
>>> 
>>> Félix
>>> 
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> 
> The thing that’s stopping me contributing to the compiler itself is that it 
> uses LLVM types and functions, and I don’t know them. The Swift compiler 
> itself looks very clean and approachable.
> 
> And then, when you try to look up any of those LLVM functions, you get 
> Doxygen, which isn’t really great. It just puts me off really getting to 
> grips with LLVM’s conventions. Maybe one day when I have more time.
> 
> Unless somebody knows of some better documentation?
> 
> Karl

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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Karl via swift-evolution]

> On 29 Jul 2016, at 18:01, Brandon Knope via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> I think this just shows how familiar many of us are with this process.
> 
> It’s fun and challenging coming up with the great ideas…but someone has to 
> implement it. It may not be fun…and it may be very time consuming.
> 
> I think a lot of us just expected the core team to implement these all…but 
> they really need help from the community to save them time and sanity with 
> trying to get all of this done.
> 
> 
> To me this means I need to familiarize myself with the swift code base even 
> more. I need to understand all the GitHub processes to get a change 
> implemented and submitted.
> 
> I really hope at some point someone can make a primer of the process they 
> went through to implement one of these proposals from start to finish. I 
> think this could be illuminating for many on this list.
> 
> ALSO: I think this is where a forum can help greatly: some of us need a way 
> to discuss our implementations and ask for help while we are working on one 
> of these proposals. Mailing lists make it very hard to have a general 
> discussion where we talk code and ask for help in get detail. It is also much 
> easier for others to browse to learn from that conversation.
> 
> In short: the swift-evolution process works…but some of us in the community 
> need to step up and help a little more other than just proposing things. I 
> think the swift team could make this easier with some detailed guides and 
> documentation and a forum for better discussions when trying to implement 
> these things…but I know they are insanely busy. I do think some time 
> investment in this area will pay off in the future…and quickly.
> 
> Brandon
> 
>> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>> > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
>> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
>> for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does that 
>> mean for the swift-evolution process?
>> 
>> Félix
>> 
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The thing that’s stopping me contributing to the compiler itself is that it 
uses LLVM types and functions, and I don’t know them. The Swift compiler itself 
looks very clean and approachable.

And then, when you try to look up any of those LLVM functions, you get Doxygen, 
which isn’t really great. It just puts me off really getting to grips with 
LLVM’s conventions. Maybe one day when I have more time.

Unless somebody knows of some better documentation?

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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Brandon Knope via swift-evolution]

I think this just shows how familiar many of us are with this process.

It’s fun and challenging coming up with the great ideas…but someone has to 
implement it. It may not be fun…and it may be very time consuming.

I think a lot of us just expected the core team to implement these all…but they 
really need help from the community to save them time and sanity with trying to 
get all of this done.


To me this means I need to familiarize myself with the swift code base even 
more. I need to understand all the GitHub processes to get a change implemented 
and submitted.

I really hope at some point someone can make a primer of the process they went 
through to implement one of these proposals from start to finish. I think this 
could be illuminating for many on this list.

ALSO: I think this is where a forum can help greatly: some of us need a way to 
discuss our implementations and ask for help while we are working on one of 
these proposals. Mailing lists make it very hard to have a general discussion 
where we talk code and ask for help in get detail. It is also much easier for 
others to browse to learn from that conversation.

In short: the swift-evolution process works…but some of us in the community 
need to step up and help a little more other than just proposing things. I 
think the swift team could make this easier with some detailed guides and 
documentation and a forum for better discussions when trying to implement these 
things…but I know they are insanely busy. I do think some time investment in 
this area will pay off in the future…and quickly.

Brandon

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
> for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does that 
> mean for the swift-evolution process?
> 
> Félix
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Re: [swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Daniel Vollmer via swift-evolution]

Hi,

> On 29 Jul 2016, at 17:15, Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
> page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it 
> for Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does that 
> mean for the swift-evolution process?

Getting a proposal approved doesn’t necessarily mean someone will feel obliged 
to implement it. Sometimes people propose a feature they’d like to see, but do 
not have the knowledge to implement it. Sometimes the scope of a feature is 
only evident after the review (and sometimes it’s not even evident then — some 
gotchas only pop up once you try to implement “for real”).

I think we need to keep an eye on the backlog (both proposals *and* 
implementation of previously approved ones), but if no-one’s willing to 
implement them, I don’t think we can force anyone…

Daniel.

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[swift-evolution] [Meta] What does the backlog mean to the process?

[Félix Cloutier via swift-evolution]

Hello all,

With the Swift 3 deadline passed, according to the Swift Evolution progress 
page, about 20% of the proposals that the community voted in won't make it for 
Swift 3. Beyond the implications for the language itself, what does that mean 
for the swift-evolution process?

Félix

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