Re: [TCLCORE] Comments on TIPs #372 and #375

[Jeff H. <je...@ac...>]

On 29/09/2010 7:46 AM, Donald G Porter wrote:
> miguel sofer wrote:
>>> TIP #372: Multi-argument Yield for Coroutines
>>> TIP #375: Symmetric Coroutines and Yieldto
>
>> I got an immediate reaction on the chat: "discussion not finished".
>
> More precisely, my complaint is "discussion not summarized".
>
> There was lots and lots and lots of reaction to these proposals.
> I think there were even some good comments and suggestions.  At
> a minimum there was a demonstration of the issues and questions
> and confusions that arise when interested Tclers are confronted
> with the proposals.

Also, there was some preference (myself included) to have these 
consolidated into one command (and if not, rationale why not), rather 
than polluting the namespace.  It's not just namespace pollution, but 
"learnability" where one command has higher value.

Jeff

> And yet, we are asked to vote on Revisions 1.1 of each TIP.  The
> proposals exactly as they were originally drafted.  Suggesting there
> was absolutely noting of value in the discussion worthy of recording.
>
> I'm looking for something in the TIPs beyond the dry tech details of
> the proposal itself.  Rationale, justification, use cases, noted
> reactions and why they are or are not nonsense, etc.  And something
> to indicate all the discussion participants were not completely wasting
> their breath.