13 Dec
2010
13 Dec
'10
3:20 a.m.
On 13 December 2010 07:48, John Smith
The Haskell committee won't accept a significant change until at least one compiler (usually GHC) has already implemented it.
That's the operating principle at least for language extensions where it is obviously sensible (don't standardized on vapour ware!). For library changes, which last time around were punted to so time into the future by the committee, the situation seems a bit more nuanced and maybe the committee needs a separate operating principle.