Submitting requests to the ARG, was: Re: stopping a loop iteration without exiting it

[Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>]

On 2018-01-08, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
> On 2018-01-08 21:57, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>> And if you don't ask, there is
>> absolutely no chance because it isn't on the ARG's radar.
>
> Making a formal request requires a language lawyer. Unfortunately there 
> is no Ada public defender's office ... (:-))
>

I don't know if Dmitry is joking or not, but language lawyers most
certainly are _not_ required when submitting an issue to the ARG.

You just need to provide clear examples of your reasoning and maybe
some suggestions about what you would like the new syntax or
semantics to look like and why.

Most important however, is that you _MUST_ state at the beginning
of your submission what it is that you think Ada is missing and
what your proposal brings to Ada.

Everything else in your proposal should follow on from that; there's
no point in submitting unstructured paragraphs of text to the ARG
that don't state _what_ you are asking to be fixed in Ada and why.

Just make your submission readable, give _clear_ reasons for it,
and provide examples that clarify your reasoning or concerns.

That's all I had to do. (Oh, and make sure you register for the
ARG mailing list so that you can read the responses; the initial
period after you submit your proposal is a two-way process where
you can respond to questions and comments about your proposal.)

Simon.

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