On Thu, 28 May 2009 16:45:42 +0400, Jason House <jason.james.ho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm really surprised by the lack of design discussion in this thread. > It's amazing how there can be huge bursts of discussion on which keyword > to use (e.g. manifest constants), but then complete silence about major > design decisions like thread safety that defines new transitive states > and a bunch of new keywords. The description even made parallels to the > (previously?) unpopular const architecture. > > Maybe people are waiting for Walter to go through all the hard work of > implementing this stuff before complaining that it's crap and > proclaiming Walter should have done in the first place? > This seems really unfair to Walter. Then again, I see no indication of > Walter wanting anything else. > It's plain easier to discuss bycicle shed color, because everyone is expert in it.