Is D really that bad?

[Timon Gehr]

On 10/31/22 20:52, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 10/31/2022 5:47 AM, zjh wrote:
>> `D` needs a reasonable `todo` list with `priority` !.
> 
> The thing is, we don't assign people tasks from a list. People work on 
> what they want to work on. Sponsors can fund specific tasks they need done.

The value of such a list is that people who do want to work on one of 
the items on the list anyway receive some assurance that what they want 
to work on aligns with the goals of the project and has a reasonable 
chance of being upstreamed. This is important for people who have 
limited resources to spend on open source projects not immediately 
related to their day job. For example, your and Andrei's very clear, 
concise and consistent communication making clear that that `static 
foreach` is desirable but difficult to implement is exactly what 
prompted me to start working on the implementation.

I think the foundation has generally been moving into this direction? 
(E.g., vision statements.) Of course, keeping a detailed list up to date 
also causes some overhead, so it is a tradeoff.