Re:Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++
by steveklabnik on Friday August 01, 2025 @11:50AM
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Yes, this was a social issue more than a technical one.
At the same time, I was affected by this breakage, and it took me all of ten minutes to fix. So I both understand the outrage, and agree with it in general, but also, it was a tad overblown, I think.
Should they have done a slower rollout, like the IpAddr change? Probably. Is it the end of the world that they made a mistake? Nah. But if it happens more often, that's cause for concern.
At the same time, I was affected by this breakage, and it took me all of ten minutes to fix. So I both understand the outrage, and agree with it in general, but also, it was a tad overblown, I think.
Should they have done a slower rollout, like the IpAddr change? Probably. Is it the end of the world that they made a mistake? Nah. But if it happens more often, that's cause for concern.