[swift-evolution] A case for postponing ABI stability

[Jonathan Hull]

Yup.  If the root of all evil for programming is premature optimization, the root of all evil for design is premature standardization.

Thanks,
Jon

> On Jan 27, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Matt Whiteside via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> On Jan 26, 2017, at 13:14, Matthew Johnson via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>>> On Jan 26, 2017, at 3:10 PM, Dave Abrahams via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>>> but it's equally possible that we find ourselves
>>> painted into a corner.
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>> I hope we can all agree that the last thing we want to do is get painted into a corner.  IMO we should be very sure that won’t happen before making a firm commitment to lock down ABI stability.
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> I agree strongly.
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> -Matt 
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