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arc-mode.el for emacs
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Ask PG: How would you like to handle bug tracking & patches?
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"Poll: What do you most want changed/fixed/added in Arc?"
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Regular expressions
Access REPL while serving web pages
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Are you using Arc for a web site?
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"Arc2.tar"
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Does this mean you'll be accepting patches for cool new features for News.YC? :)
Arc presentation at ALU International Lisp Conference, 2009 ?
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Regular expressions
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"Where are we going?"
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What do you think about the history of Arc so far?

From my perspective, it appears to be a history of different expectations.

On the one hand, it seems that pg:

  1. is taking a long term view of the language
  2. is focusing on core language issues
  3. doesn't want to be held to a schedule
  4. prefers less communication with the community
whereas, it seems at least part of the community wants:

  1. to see *signs of life*
  2. useful libraries
  3. to know the plan (or whether there is one)
  4. more interaction from pg (communication, acceptance of bug fixes, etc.)
As with many misunderstandings, better communication might go along way in helping to set proper expectations.

For example, I have some questions for pg that might be shared by others in the community:

1) What is a reasonable upper bound for producing new releases of Arc - 6 months, 3 years, ... ?

2) Will you accept bug fixes for the language in the future? If so, approximately when?

3) Besides the profiler you mentioned, what contributions would you like from the community? Do you want any contributions from the community?

I think some of the disappointment that is felt by some in the community is due in part to the potential we see in the language. Yes, we know you're taking a long term view, but when we saw the potential to use Arc in place of current tools, we hoped we could use it soon. Obviously it's usable now, but that's a relative term.

Arc3.tar
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