On 29/12/2009 3:48 a.m., Michel Fortin wrote:
On 2009-12-27 15:32:52 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu
<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> said:
I think we are now in the position of defining a solid set of
concurrency primitives for D. This follows many months of mulling over
models and options.
It would be great to open the participation to the design as broadly
as possible, but I think it's realistic to say we won't be able to get
things done on the newsgroup. When we discuss a topic around here,
there's plenty of good ideas but also the inevitable bikeshed
discussions, explanations being asked, explanations being given, and
other sources of noise. We simply don't have the time to deal with all
that - the time is short and we only have one shot at this.
That's why I'm thinking of creating a mailing list or maybe another
group for this. Any ideas on what would be the best approach? I also
want to gauge interest from threading experts who'd like to
participate. Please advise: (a) whether you would like to participate
to the design; (b) keep discussions on the general group; (c) create a
separate newsgroup; (d) create a mailing list. The latter would have
open enrollment.
I think it should be as open as possible. If done in a separate smaller
group, it may be a good idea to post reports to the general newsgroup
more or less regularly so that those who cannot participate in the
detailed discussions have an idea of where it's going, and also to get
more general input.
About the bikeshed issue, I'm not sure how much those bikeshed
discussions are slowing down the more important ones, but they often
start from legitimate real, often syntactic, issues. Those discussions
shouldn't be avoided just because everyone has an opinion. But perhaps
regular reports to the general newsgroup would help confining them there.
I'd be in favor of creating a newsgroup for concurrency, and I'll
probably want to participate a little too, although I'm not sure how
much yet.
I agree with the open as possible +1. A closed model would likely only
permit fully committed and those that have no say without letting
anything in between where as the open allows some feedback.
As for off topic: This can be avoided by using another form of
communication. Maybe just add a few announcements here and put all
proposals with for/against arguments on the wiki. Or anything that
supports some sort of moderation/editing but I think wiki is perfect for
this.
