I just created a dub package. Frankly, the whole thign is backward.

[Arjan]

On Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 01:21:58 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> Without dub, we would not have the ecosystem that we do have.

I think so too.

> Personally, I love it. It makes using dependencies a snap. I'm 
> happy with the default source tree expectations, and I don't 
> mind compiling C libraries separately when I need them.

Had to put off my cmake/ninja glasses first to get rid of some 
prejudice, cmake btw is not heaven either, but does the job and 
has and is still improving. Dub has already improved a lot over 
time I do not experience any big issues with it since quite some 
time though my use cases are quite straight fwd.

> So I propose someone, anyone, who has an interest in seeing dub 
> evolve raise their hand and take on the task of gathering 
> requirements. Not dive in and start refactoring code, not sit 
> down and write a new build tool, but to gather the gripes and 
> complaints from bitch sessions here and on Discord and distill 
> them into lists of needs, wants, and nice-to-haves. (I'd do it 
> myself, but I just don't have the time.)
>
> Then that list can be a starting point for a plan to move 
> forward. I'm sure I can put together a team of interested 
> parties willing to donate a little of their time to provide 
> input on formulating that plan. Then we can look at how to 
> actually get the work done, e.g., putting out a task list that 
> contributors can spend time on, picking out more complicated 
> tasks for contract work funded from our ecosystem fund, etc.
>
> So please, someone take all this energy directed at telling us 
> all how terrible dub is and take the first step toward 
> redirecting at turning dub into something more of us are 
> willing to use.

This is helpful. Thanks for doing this Mike.