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This was what I was referring to. The stdlib is what would need to see backwards-compatibility-breaking changes, not the language itself.
by packetlost 2y ago
This was what I was referring to. The stdlib is what would need to see backwards-compatibility-breaking changes, not the language itself.
- pdimitar 2y agoI am not sure how would that work? F.ex. how would you introduce tagged unions and make the language 100% backwards-compatible... but not the stdlib? I admit I have no idea.
- 9rx 2y agoThe stdlib would remain 100% backwards compatible, but the implication was that he would want to see certain existing features of the stdlib amended with modified versions that leverage the new tagged unions. He imagined that modification would necessitate v2 stdlib packages to maintain sensibility.
- pdimitar 2y agoOh. Silly me, I am ashamed for failing reading comprehension so badly. Thanks for clarifying, that makes sense.