Proof of concept for v2 - NO duplication, NO `static if` hell, NO difficulty with interoperability

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2021-11-01 4:03, bauss wrote:
> On Sunday, 31 October 2021 at 17:32:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> (looking at the contributors since 2019 at 
>> https://github.com/dlang/phobos/graphs/contributors?from=2019-01-01&to=2021-10-31&type=c) 
>> berni44, n8sh, ibuclaw, MoonlightSentinel and other heavy-hitters. And 
>> of course Razvan, the maintainer.
>>
> 
> The opinion of contributors shouldn't be the only opinion that matters.
> 
> The opinion of long-term users of D in production etc. should be valued 
> just as much.
> 
> I've been using D for about a decade now, but I've never contributed a 
> lot other than minor things but I've definitely been all-around the 
> standard library.
> 
> I can only imagine that's the case of a lot of other users.
> 
> Please don't discourage the opinion of long-term users of D.

Of course. My point has been taken out of context.

Versioning is a net positive for all users. The amount of work needed 
can vary drastically. That's all I was saying.