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From:
Paul LeoNerd Evans
Date:
October 28, 2012 10:08
Subject:
Re: What happened to the whole "small core" idea?
Message ID:
20121028170825.GG7283@leonerd.org.uk
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 07:57:49AM +1100, Peter Rabbitson wrote:
> So, unless (in this 
> case) Peter or a likeminded programmer is interested in starting a 
> rudimentary perl API extension to make this feature CPAN-able, there are 
> only two choices left: delay the feature *until* the former is possible, 
> or close ones eyes and let it slip in the name of language evolution.

I for one would much rather a good feature hang around and be delayed in
shipping, than have a bad feature go out early and have to be supported
forever more.

We rushed ~~ and look where that got us...

-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

leonerd@leonerd.org.uk
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