Clay Smith wrote:
> 
> OT:
> 
> What's your favorite drink?
> 
> ;)

Mmmm... dry ginger ale... yeah, I'm a pansy.  So what?  At least I get to laugh at my friends when they all get drunk :)

	-- Daniel

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              // guaranteed to be random.
}

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Clay Smith wrote:
> Gregor Richards wrote:
>> D (and DMD) desperately needs to have stable and unstable branches. The newest releases are always unstable.
>>
>> Basically, the idea behind branches is:
>>  * You can keep "new" code separate from tried-and-true code until it's ready.
>>  * Nobody will start writing all their library code against the unstable branch until it's made stable.
>>  * Ahura Mazda only listens to prayers of those who have stable and unstable branches.
>>
>> Since it would have branches, the unstable branch could add as many features as it wants, but the most important ones are:
>>  * LINKING AGAINST C++, JAVA AND .NET CODE. I cannot stress enough that D will get nowhere unless it can link against all three.
>>  * The unstable branch should use Tango. Phobos will be considered the obsolete predecessor to Phobos only.
>>  * The unstable branch can work on more general concepts, such as increasing the dynamicism of D. I'd like to see prototype-based objects or (optional) dynamic typing.
>>
>>  - Gregor Richards
> 
> OT:
> 
> What's your favorite drink?
> 
> ;)

scotch and water -- tastes great, less headache

Psht, you're all weak; for a roaring time, you really can't look past a good cleaning alcohol... :P

Gregor Richards wrote:
> D (and DMD) desperately needs to have stable and unstable branches. The newest releases are always unstable.
> 
> Basically, the idea behind branches is:
>  * You can keep "new" code separate from tried-and-true code until it's ready.
>  * Nobody will start writing all their library code against the unstable branch until it's made stable.
>  * Ahura Mazda only listens to prayers of those who have stable and unstable branches.
> 
> Since it would have branches, the unstable branch could add as many features as it wants, but the most important ones are:
>  * LINKING AGAINST C++, JAVA AND .NET CODE. I cannot stress enough that D will get nowhere unless it can link against all three.
>  * The unstable branch should use Tango. Phobos will be considered the obsolete predecessor to Phobos only.
>  * The unstable branch can work on more general concepts, such as increasing the dynamicism of D. I'd like to see prototype-based objects or (optional) dynamic typing.
> 
>  - Gregor Richards

Do you actually expect any of this to happen? Or are you just trying to get us all drunk?

;)

(I'm still sober because I don't drink alcohol. My favorite drink is Black Cherry Fanta, but they don't seem to sell it anyone so I have to settle for generic black cherry soda.)

-- 
jcc7

Justin C Calvarese wrote:
> 
> (I'm still sober because I don't drink alcohol. My favorite drink is Black Cherry Fanta, but they don't seem to sell it anyone so I have to settle for generic black cherry soda.)

Stewart's makes decent black cherry soda if you can track it down.


Sean

Mike Parker wrote:
> Clay Smith wrote:
>> Gregor Richards wrote:
>>> D (and DMD) desperately needs to have stable and unstable branches. The newest releases are always unstable.
>>>
>>> Basically, the idea behind branches is:
>>>  * You can keep "new" code separate from tried-and-true code until it's ready.
>>>  * Nobody will start writing all their library code against the unstable branch until it's made stable.
>>>  * Ahura Mazda only listens to prayers of those who have stable and unstable branches.
>>>
>>> Since it would have branches, the unstable branch could add as many features as it wants, but the most important ones are:
>>>  * LINKING AGAINST C++, JAVA AND .NET CODE. I cannot stress enough that D will get nowhere unless it can link against all three.
>>>  * The unstable branch should use Tango. Phobos will be considered the obsolete predecessor to Phobos only.
>>>  * The unstable branch can work on more general concepts, such as increasing the dynamicism of D. I'd like to see prototype-based objects or (optional) dynamic typing.
>>>
>>>  - Gregor Richards
>>
>> OT:
>>
>> What's your favorite drink?
>>
>> ;)
> 
> scotch and water -- tastes great, less headache

Bourbon and RC... god I'm such a Kentuckian...

-- Chris Nicholson-Sauls

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Justin C Calvarese wrote:
>>
>> (I'm still sober because I don't drink alcohol. My favorite drink is Black Cherry Fanta, but they don't seem to sell it anyone so I have to settle for generic black cherry soda.)
> 
> Stewart's makes decent black cherry soda if you can track it down.
> 
> 
> Sean

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open for Stewart's black cherry soda.

-- 
jcc7

Daniel Keep wrote:
> 
> may as well turn them into an excuse to keep a bottle of Coke lying
> around (I'm one of those strange people who doesn't drink alcohol.)

I don't drink alcohol, nor carbonated drinks. :P


-- 
Bruno Medeiros - MSc in CS/E student
http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?BrunoMedeiros#D

On Thu, 03 May 2007 07:19:55 -0400, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam@com.gmail> wrote:

> Daniel Keep wrote:
>>  may as well turn them into an excuse to keep a bottle of Coke lying
>> around (I'm one of those strange people who doesn't drink alcohol.)
>
> I don't drink alcohol, nor carbonated drinks. :P
>

I don't drink anything at all!

Chris Miller wrote:
> On Thu, 03 May 2007 07:19:55 -0400, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam@com.gmail> wrote:
> 
>> Daniel Keep wrote:
>>>  may as well turn them into an excuse to keep a bottle of Coke lying
>>> around (I'm one of those strange people who doesn't drink alcohol.)
>>
>> I don't drink alcohol, nor carbonated drinks. :P
>>
> 
> I don't drink anything at all!

You drink water at least, no? :P

-- 
Bruno Medeiros - MSc in CS/E student
http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?BrunoMedeiros#D