@safe/DIP1028 explained in meme form

[Bastiaan Veelo]

On Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 13:28:00 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 12:16:37 UTC, IGotD- wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 15:22:54 UTC, Ethan wrote:
>>> Distracted boyfriend format: https://imgflip.com/i/430bdh
>>
>> This one is quite telling what actually happened. The only 
>> thing that is missing is adding Walters face on that guy. I 
>> was sure that DIP 1028 would have to take another round 
>> because there were a few open issues with this DIP that many 
>> pointed out. Instead DIP 1028 was rushed and of course Walter 
>> really wants this DIP to go through as it is "the new hot 
>> chick in town", which he has said himself that safe by default 
>> is one of the highest priorities. So things were rushed ....
>
> The DIP was not rushed. It went through the same steps as every 
> other DIP.
>
> https://github.com/dlang/DIPs

But the DIP text itself did not convince the other language 
maintainer. A phone call did. It did not go through on its own 
merits.

— Bastiaan.