diff options
| author | Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org> | 2019-01-22 07:10:36 -0800 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org> | 2019-01-22 15:45:35 +0000 |
| commit | 824b61fb91b28214d9befceb99d70bcdf2be8959 (patch) | |
| tree | e02c6845f08e4b625ed8cf9ec40d37b5b42ce332 /README.md | |
| parent | aed55a0715d6e267dd51655ccd92b6d301a82f17 (diff) | |
| download | go-x-proposal-824b61fb91b28214d9befceb99d70bcdf2be8959.tar.xz | |
README: mention current Go 2 process
Updates golang/go#29860
Change-Id: I442ed5d8d5bfe26abdfc93059b1c57b09fb00c8a
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/158843
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'README.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ Any proposed change must not break this promise. ### Language changes -Go is a mature language and, as such, significant language changes are unlikely -to be accepted. -A "language change" in this context means a change to the -[Go language specification](https://golang.org/ref/spec). +In 2018 we started a Go 2 process during which we may change the +language, as described on [the Go +blog](https://blog.golang.org/go2-here-we-come). +Language changes should follow the proposal process described here. +As explained in the blog entry, language change proposals should + +- address an important issue for many people, +- have minimal impact on everybody else, and +- come with a clear and well-understood solution. + (See the [release notes](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html) for examples of recent language changes.) |