On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Ian Lynagh <i...@well-typed.com> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 09:02:18PM +0000, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote: >> >> You may ask what use is a GHC release that doesn't cause a wave of updates? >> And hence that doesn't work with at least some libraries. Well, it's a very >> useful forcing function to get new features actually out and tested. > > But the way you test new features is to write programs that use them, > and programs depend on libraries. > > > Thanks > Ian
Releasing GHC early and often (possibly with API breakage) isn't really the problem. The real problem is how to coordinate with library authors (e.g. Haskell Platform), etc. I suspect GHC should continue to offer a platform for research and experiments. That is much harder if you curtail the ability to release GHC early and often. -- Gaby _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
