[External] : Re: Question about circular references

[David Alayachew]

Hello Steve,

Thank you for your response!

> Politely, I have a similar feeling of exhaustion when I
> see yet another email on this subject - which has very
> little to do with Amber.

Fair enough. There have been a lot of emails, and I am verbose by nature.
Add to that the big roundabout over whether or not Java had circular
references that ended up being false.

> Stable languages evolve slowly. Were you to convince
> people of the merits of your arguments (which so far has
> not been the case) you would be waiting through many
> release cycles for that feature to become available.
>
> I suspect your time and energy would be better spent
> confronting the reality in which you find yourself (which
> may not be perfect in your estimation), than your current
> approach.

Lol, I am a patient person, so a few years is just fine with me.

And to be clear, I learned the ins and outs of this problem. I know which
solutions to go for and which to avoid. My point was that this was a tax I
don't think I should have to pay, and I wanted to see everyone else's
thoughts.

Thank you for your time and patience!
David Alayachew
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