Thanks all for the feedback. One impression I get is that it seems the existing community is getting along ok on trunk, so perhaps we also need to consider those not yet using Clojure, possibly even because of a lack of 1.0.
I joked about book authors, but I'd like to make it clear that I think it is very important that Stuart's book correspond to a release of Clojure. It would be huge for newcomers coming to Clojure find a book that says "Covers Clojure 1.0", and a compatible download for 1.0.x with the latest fixes. Stuart has worked hard on tracking the latest changes, as have I in trying to get in those changes that would be breaking as soon as I could before 1.0. I'm presuming it's not too late to get "Covers Clojure 1.0" in there (Stuart?), and, if so, it is a factor in this decision. I'll also add that there is plenty more I'd like to do, and as soon as I get into that trunk will again be changing rapidly. There simply has to be a branch for fixes only. As to the feedback: A library management system seems like a tall order for a language 1.0. It is certainly an interesting and useful pursuit, but given the variety of approaches and opinions therein, it seems a bit out in front of us. Advantages of Maven vs Ivy vs whatever should be separate. Git is not going to happen any time soon, great as it may be, given the current lack of infrastructure (google code) and tools support. Is there some respect in which this impacts the core? It would seem dangerous to marry any single approach in the language itself. A deprecation policy is a good idea. Backward compatibility mode is unlikely. As for tests, there are tests in: http://code.google.com/p/clojure-contrib/source/browse/#svn/trunk/src/clojure/contrib/test_clojure Anyone who wants more tests can contribute them. Overall, I'm getting feature requests (more change!) and not a strong drive for 1.0 stability. If you feel otherwise, please speak up. Otherwise, my conclusion is that 1.0 may be more important for not-yet- users wary of working from source. Rich --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
