If I had my way

[Mehrdad]

On 12/10/2011 11:23 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I think we have a great release in the making: 64-bit code generation 
> on OSX, improved floating point arithmetic, and a bunch of bugfixes.
>
> Yet, if I had my way, I'd stop the release until every single 
> complaint of Mehrdad's recent rampage has been looked at and 
> addressed. Sure, we can label Mehrdad as a whiny baby, but I suspect 
> his experience is representative for the out-of-the-box experience of 
> many others: they see D's cool features, they download the compiler to 
> try it out on their own terms, and as soon as they deviate from what 
> is tried and works, or they combine features in an unusual yet 
> meaningful manner, it all comes unglued.
>
> It's about time to make a statement of reconnecting with our 
> community, and in particular to the whiny babies out there. Sure, the 
> kind of stuff we have in this beta is useful. Floating point 
> arithmetic benchmarks have long hurt us, and 64-bit generation on OSX 
> is a gating issue. But simple, long-standing issues that make babies 
> whine are very important, too, and require our immediate attention.
>
> I vote for making a strong point of fixing these out-of-the-box 
> experience issues raised before we move forward with this release.
>
>
> Andrei

+1 (obviously) :)