Any idea when the 1.0 spec will be out?

[Daniel Keep]

Boris Wang wrote:
> Some feature go into D, may make D not compatible with old version. So these 
> features need go into before 1.0.

What makes you think we *can't* make non backwards-compatible changes 
after 1.0?  Take a look at Python: they're currently in the middle of 
making a backwards-incompatible change to the way imports work?

Is it the end of the world?  Is there going to be mass riots from Python 
users?  No, because it's an *improvement*.  Does code need to be 
rewritten?  No: just keep using the old Python interpreter.

There are things I'd like to see in the language, but I'm quite content 
to wait until after 1.0.  I think it's far, FAR more important to get 
the compiler stable, bug-free, and have a concrete spec soon than 
developing an acute case of feature-creep.

	-- Daniel

> "Daniel Keep" <daniel.keep.list at gmail.com> 
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>>Boris Wang wrote:
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>>>The reference return type , should be must-have feature for D 1.0.
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>>>"Tom S" <h3r3tic at remove.mat.uni.torun.pl> 
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>>>>Boris Wang wrote:
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>>>>>In addition, reference return type, variable template parameter, etc.
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>>>>These are not must-have features for D 1.0
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>>>>-- 
>>>>Tomasz Stachowiak  /+ a.k.a. h3r3tic +/
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>>At some point, you have to say enough is enough, and just make the 1.0 
>>release.  Will I be upset if those features don't get into 1.0?  Not 
>>really.  After all, the language will continue to evolve after the 1.0 
>>milestone.
>>
>>    -- Daniel 
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