Quotes from DConf 2016

[Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d]

On 8 May 2016 at 04:25, Joakim via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
> "CTFE is really a hack.  You can see that it's a hack, it's implemented as a
> hack.  It is the most useful hack that I've ever seen, and it is definitely
> a hacker's tool to do stuff that are like magic.  But to be fast, it would
> need to be heavily redesigned, reimplemented, possibly executed in multiple
> threads, because it is used for stuff that we could never have envisioned
> when it was invented.
>
> Like, it was more like this accidental thing, 'Yeah, you have this mixin and
> you can do stuff with strings' and this feature, CTFE, just turned out to be
> so useful and so heavily used, which was probably never anticipated.  So
> what should be made better about CTFE is _all of it_.  We need to
> reimplement it properly and then it will be really great."
> Stefan Koch at 2:13:35 mark in http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/86364066

I probably wouldn't use the term "hack", instead I'd use an analogy
along the lines of:

CTFE is a bit like a Morris Minor, sold everywhere initially,
comfortable to ride, and reliable so long as you didn't ask for too
much from it, and weren't on a deadline to get from A to B.
However after some time, people started wanting to use it for driving
off-road. So then after some talks, it was decided that we'd replace
the wheels with those of a tractor, and everyone rejoiced that we can
now go directly up a mountain, rather than skirting down the edges.
But those happy days were short-lived, and suddenly everyone not only
wanted to go off-road, they also wanted the ability to drive around in
the river and oceans too.  Again some talks ensued and it was decided
that a marine propulsor engine would replace the  be added at the
front, however due to size dimensions it ended up sticking awkwardly
out of the bonnet.
And so once again, everyone rejoiced at the new frontier of being able
to get around, but as time wore on and people settled down, suddenly
there were those who had a family, and were unhappy that there was no
room to fit all members in.  Now at this point, it was too late to
replace the entire body with one that was ergonomically friendly to
accommodate more members, but after some trials, the designers settled
on bolting four seats to the roof.

I could go on about how we gave this Morris Minor wings allowing
people to also fly in it, but I think you should already be getting a
clear picture of where this going.  :-)

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