[cclan-list] a2sdf (was Re: new homepage .... a2sdf)

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>>>>> "CR" == Christophe Rhodes <cs...@ca...> writes:

    CR> rpg...@re... writes:
    >> What I fear is that someone will sit down and bash out an a2sdf
    >> that will fragment the healthy consensus, without being a good
    >> enough improvement over the current asdf.

    CR> I think I probably should have mentioned: for me, the first
    CR> test that any a2sdf candidate must pass is for asdf
    CR> compatibility, so that current users have a smooth upgrade
    CR> path.  (That is emphatically not the same as modifying asdf's
    CR> internals incompatibly, which to me seems definitely worse
    CR> than a fork with a different name; please, please, if you
    CR> change interfaces, don't reuse the name!)

OK, then I think we're in agreement!

I do think it would be worthwhile to collect some design suggestions
and feature requests prior to commencing any such effort, though.  I
am very impressed with ASDF generally, but I'd like to see the next
version come out of a process that would ensure improvement, rather
than just difference.

Best,
R