What do you want to see for a mature DLang?

[IM]

On Sunday, 31 December 2017 at 21:16:35 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/31/2017 8:18 AM, IM wrote:
>> What do you think? Do you agree that a process is needed?
>
> We've tried adding process before. It does not work, for the 
> simple reason that it requires a dedicated group of people to 
> dedicate time to it.

Something should work. It just needs to be found. People are 
already dedicating time to D by contributing fixes and filing 
issues, responding on the forums, ... etc. Organizing work and 
priorities is not an exception. It doesn't take that long by the 
way, only 30 ~ 60 minutes per week max should be more than 
enough. I hope you could take the upcoming DConf as an 
opportunity to discuss with others ways to enhance the process 
and minimize friction.


> Are you willing to do that?
>

I'd be happy to do it, but I'm not the right person for it. This 
needs someone who knows D very well, knows the bigger picture, 
and is familiar with the contributors and who mostly works on 
what to be able to adjust priorities and ownership appropriately. 
I've been learning and experimenting with D only for a few 
months. Also, I'm worried about - though unlikely - to put myself 
in a conflict-of-interest situation; we don't use D at work, and 
as far as I know there are neither interest nor plans to do so. I 
hope this will change one day, and that's why I started this 
post, because quality and maturity are very important.

> We have added process when someone has stepped up to do the 
> thankless job of administering it.

I think it is thankful and as important as submitting PRs and 
DIPs. Shaping, organizing, and directing human effort are just as 
important as the human effort itself.