Why is 2.0 in the works already?

[Myron Alexander]

Stewart Gordon wrote:
> After a few years of work, it was only the beginning of this year that 
> we reached 1.0.
> 
> Yet there's already been quite a bit of talk about 2.0, and now even an 
> alpha release.
> 
> What's going on here?  There's still the majority of d1.0blocker 
> nominees, including such quite serious ones as 302 and 677.  Shouldn't 
> we work towards getting 1.0 finished first?
> 
> Stewart.

DMD 2.0 is a conceptual change in the handling of parameter and variable 
constness. I was not following the debate so I don't know all the 
details but there were a few good cases presented that convinced Walter 
of the necessity to change things a bit. Thus 2.0.

Regards,

Myron.