On 11/14/13, Brad Anderson <e...@gnuk.net> wrote: > 6 months between releases means a regression that was introduced > in the latest version requires you to wait another 6 months for > the fix which means you are running a version that is a year out > of date.
6 months is ridiculously long. The changelog itself will have to span pages. And because a lot of people do not use DMD-head we'll end up with a ton of regressions that are only caught after a release is made. And people who want an important fix will have to wait 6 months for a release. New library features or modules will only be properly tested after a release, so that means potentially waiting 6 months with very little feedback. IMO 6 months is unacceptably long. We're not steering an oil rig here, D is supposed to be a speedboat.