geremy condra writes:
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@xemacs.org> wrote:
The core devs' time will be saved by ignoring the sandbox (other than their own features),
Until a feature because quite mature, yes- afterwards, no. That's the point of keeping it separate.
I see what you're saying, my assessment is that it will not be as effective as you think. Your assessment is different. Only way to prove it one way or the other is to try it.
Don't assume that the only people with the experience and knowledge to implement [a language change] are part of the core dev group- especially a couple of years from now.
I don't make that assumption, it's an empirical observation of current conditions, backed up by the observation that new people have been gaining committer status regularly over the time I've watched Python-Dev -- if you've got the Right Stuff, there are few barriers to joining the core. I agree with you that they won't be the *same* people that are around today, but they will most likely be in the core.