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> I'm just surprised there isn't a standard Standardization seemingly has windows, which if missed, make it far less likely and harder. Even when a need is rec
by mncharity 4y ago
> I'm just surprised there isn't a standard
Standardization seemingly has windows, which if missed, make it far less likely and harder. Even when a need is recognized - eg, python's years of struggle to create a central module repository. But especially when you hit "why would anyone want that?!?" and "we don't approach things that way" barriers.
I recall many years back... dlopen/dlsym can redirect through a lazily-set lookup table, so a seemingly obvious thing to want, is to reset table entries, for live reloading. Given a very simple lookup table, value setting didn't seem a bizarre ask. But "changing a binding?!?" and "there's no standard spec" and "intriguing, but why?" and... I'd not be surprised if it never happened.
I love to see a sketch of the "how hard is it to standardize something, and what you can do about it" space.