DIP 1019--Named Arguments Lite--Final Review

[Yuxuan Shui]

On Saturday, 24 August 2019 at 16:36:51 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
> On 8/23/19 6:23 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 8/23/2019 3:54 AM, Mike Parker wrote:
>>> DIP 1019, "Named Arguments Lite", is now ready for Final 
>>> Review. This is the last chance for community feedback before 
>>> the DIP is handed off to Walter and Átila for the Formal 
>>> Assessment.
>> 
>> 
>> I reiterate my previous opinion:
>> 
>> https://digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/DIP_1019--Named_Arguments_Lite--Community_Review_Round_2_327714.html#N327755
>
> We have two competing proposals for named arguments. Walter's 
> alternative has been consistently ignored, though I notice 
> Walter mentioned it more than once.

It _has not been_ ignored. But, it is just a feedback, not a DIP. 
So, due process, it is not to be treated with the same weight as 
a DIP.

> That would be totally fine if the proposals were better, but it 
> doesn't take much to figure Walter's is obviously way better, 
> simpler, and integrates beautifully within the existing 
> language.

Yes, so please, please write a DIP for that proposal.

>
> This entire dynamics strikes me as massively counterproductive. 
> Why are we doing this?

Yes, why are we doing this?