We are forking D

[Konstantin]

On Tuesday, 9 January 2024 at 19:19:51 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:

> But why does it have to be this way?  Why must the standard 
> library be held to such unattainable standards that nobody but 
> a rare few could reach it?  Maybe it's time to reconsider how 
> it is managed.  Why can't it be open for the community to 
> maintain?  Delegate each major module -- std.json, std.xml, 
> std.db (hypothetical), etc., to one or two competent people who 
> are enthusiastic about it and who can maintain it long term, 
> then take your hands off and just let them do their job. 
> Micromanagement helps no one and only hurts in the long term.  
> People need to earn their trust, it's true, but once they've 
> earned it, they also need some room to do what they do, rather 
> than be stifled by onerous demands or unreasonably high 
> standards.

Maybe create a collection of libraries? Something like a boost 
for c++, which is community-driven. Some libs from boost 
time-after-time got merged to std.