Feedback from the Gripes and Wishes Campaign

[Theo]

On Saturday, 20 May 2023 at 20:32:02 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
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> ImportC didn't go through the DIP process because it is not a D 
> language feature - it's a compiler feature!

Even for the compiler, a new feature as significant as ImportC - 
that can have a profound effect on the 'use' of the language - 
should have gone through some process...at least.. before finding 
its way into the official source code respository.

Not to mention all the time and attention that has been directed 
to it as well, by so many people, including yourself, likely at 
the expense of other things. Sure, some would find the feature 
useful, I guess, but most people had to direct their attention to 
it because it just appeared and had to be dealt with.

'some kind' of approval process should have been followed (in 
relation to ImportC).

That seems self-evident to me.

I'm still bewildered why it's not self-evident to you as well.