C++ roadmap

[Samuel Audet]

Take it easy Brian. I did say I was being sarcastic and that I was 
sorry! Don't feed the trolls :) I'm not as emphatic about it as I used 
to be. If Swift one day replaces Java, so be it. I'm just trying to do 
something about it because Swift isn't even trying to do something like 
GraalVM. We have people like Luke and John-Val that come by here and ask 
meaningful questions, but they just get ignored. Why do you guys do 
that? Why not put a FAQ with at least a single question it:

* Why is Panama not considering LLVM and GraalVM?
GraalVM isn't mature enough and LLVM isn't standard enough, yet.

I'm sure we'll need to add more there, but AFAIU that's the gist of it. 
Could you please put that up somewhere on the website? You'll be able to 
get rid of a lot "trolls" like me that way at least! :)

> If you're ready to step up and really contribute -- for example, as Jorn has -- then, great.  But if you're just going to whine about "you're doing it wrong", this isn't the place to do it.  This list is for discussions on the development of the project -- and as far as I can see, you're not involved in the development, you're just criticizing the directions and priorities (and whining about why others won't spent more money on your personal priorities.) 

The only contributions that OpenJDK accept are the ones that align 
perfectly with whatever the leaders of OpenJDK want them to be. There is 
no room for discussion, no room for change. That's not how you get to 
build a community. I'm not any better at it mind you, but I know when I 
see something that doesn't work. Jorn is fine with that, but I'm not, 
and I don't see a lot of contributions to Panama from industry leaders 
like Amazon, Azul, IBM, or RedHat either.

Samuel


On 8/17/19 11:07 PM, Brian Goetz wrote:
> 
>>  I consider those messages a "contribution". 
> 
> Critics always do :(
> 
> There's a world of difference between the first one or two "have you 
> thought about it from this direction" mail, and continuing, over a long 
> period of time, to whine about "you're going in the wrong direction." 
> The first time, you might be telling people something they don't already 
> know -- and that is often a genuine contribution.  (In fact, "tell us 
> something we don't know" is often the only sort of contribution that 
> doesn't involve buckling down for some hard work.  But by definition, 
> the second time, it is known.) But continuing to hammer on "I like my 
> ideas/solutions/priorities better", without adding new information to 
> the discussion, can quickly become an anti-contribution.
> 
> It's clear that you think the priorities for this project should be 
> different, and you have a right to that opinion.  But at some point, 
> when you have failed to convince others that you are right, it's time to 
> either "disagree and commit", or, step away, or step up and actually 
> contribute something tangible and see if others agree on its merit. 
> Being an armchair critic is not a contribution, no matter how many years 
> you spend at it.  Complaining that "those guys have the wrong 
> priorities" is not a contribution.  "You've got it wrong" is not a 
> contribution.  It's just getting in the way of the people actually doing 
> the work.
> 
>> Agreed, I should try to find a way to say this less sarcastically, I'm 
>> sorry about that, but you're right, I am after all frustrated.
> 
> In that spirit, sometimes it's not obvious to ourselves how 
> unconstructive we're being when we're frustrated, so let me point out a 
> few you might have missed.
> 
>> It's good to hear that you're actually starting to think about the 
>> real problems. 
> The way you've used the word "real" here is not constructive; just 
> because _you_ have a different set of priorities for this project, 
> doesn't make yours any more "real".  So if you're trying to not be 
> sarcastic and unconstructive, this is a probably word to stop using.
> 
>> I'm looking forward to see how "soon" 
> 
> This is even worse.  I hope I don't have to explain why.
> 
>> which I've been writing about on this forum for over 5 years now.
> 
> Also not helpful.
> 
>> Others like Luke and Cyprien do understand the importance of this
> 
> Also not helpful.
> 
>> OpenJDK still doesn't get it
> 
> Also not helpful.
> 
> If you're ready to step up and really contribute -- for example, as Jorn 
> has -- then, great.  But if you're just going to whine about "you're 
> doing it wrong", this isn't the place to do it.  This list is for 
> discussions on the development of the project -- and as far as I can 
> see, you're not involved in the development, you're just criticizing the 
> directions and priorities (and whining about why others won't spent more 
> money on your personal priorities.)
> 
>