Is DMD 0.166 RC 1.0?

[Reiner Pope]

Gregor Richards wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Any compelling reason why not? I know that everyone (including me) 
>> wants more features, more improvements, etc., but nothing about 
>> calling it 1.0 will prevent that from happening.
> 
> Um, it ought to.
> 
> I think you ought to branch.  Branch off 1.0 with a feature freeze, and 
> also an "experimental" new-features new-stuff branch.  Rather than 
> rejecting all new features, put them in the experimental branch.  That 
> branch then later becomes 1.1 or 2.0 (depending on how you choose to 
> number, etc).  That way, people who just want a stable software platform 
> can choose 1.0, and those who live on the bleeding edge can choose the 
> experimental branch.
> 
>  - Gregor Richards
I agree. We don't want to stop getting new features just so that *other* 
people can have the "stable" version they've always wanted.

I think there's nothing outstandingly wrong with DMD 0.166 that prevents 
it being RC 1.0.

Cheers,

Reiner