On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 11:02 Yury Selivanov <yselivanov...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 1:50 PM Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > [..] > >> One way would be to re-elect them every 5 or so years. Essentially, > >> an N-virate is a dictator-like entity for a few years. > > > > > > But that doesn't help deal with inconsistency since that just means we > have consistency for 2 releases and then we start all over again. If you're > suggesting someone forcibly rotates out every 5 years then that's different > since that adds in some consistency thanks to the remaining two members. > > My worry is that not everybody can stick to to be with Python for a > few decades like Guido. Ideally, there should be a mechanism for both > leaving the N-virate and being appointed to it. > I'm assuming that's what would be the next step if we decide this N-virate approach is agreed to. Like when you talk about every 5 years, can people stand back up and just consistently re-join, or is is 5 years and then you have to rotate out? > > Another worry -- Guido knows mostly everything about all aspects of > Python design in all fields. To illustrate my point, I'm particularly > worried about async/await, asyncio/trio/twisted ecosystem -- so far it > seems that it's only Guido and I who've spent a huge chunk of their > time maintaining (or caring about) it. We have many other critical > fields besides async: general language design, packaging, scientific > ecosystem, web (partially overlaps with async), performance, etc. > Essentially we need to build our N-virate to have knowledgable > representatives (formally known as BDFL-delegates) from all of those > fields, otherwise the language can stop evolving in some important > directions. > Yes, Guido has a unique skill set. Having said that, one would also hope that anyone chosen to do this would be up for learning a few new things. ;) This is also why Guido delegated to folks on occasion and talked to experts for opinions, something I expect people chosen to do this would > > IOW I don't see anyone (or some group of 3) who is as well-versed in > everything on Guido's level. That can be solved if Guido agrees to > join the permanent N-virate though :) > No one has suggested we haven't been extremely lucky for the past 28 years. :) I also don't think we will reach perfection in any solution anyway and this is somewhat of a "least bad" situation.
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