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Re: [std-proposals] std::polyhandle (Draft Paper Attached)

From: Jeremy Rifkin <rifkin.jer_at_[hidden]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:16:08 -0500
>> No one cares about an implementation - the people who develop C++
compilers and the supporting runtimes can do the the work to support any
feature that the standard requires.

>Well, that's not *entirely* accurate, there are people in WG21 who will
tell a proposal author "go home, and come back when you have prototyped it" for
unimplemented proposals. :)

I feel somewhat strongly that all proposals should have practical
implementation and usage experiences, however, that can just be a github
link. Proper motivation and justification is absolutely the most important
part though.

Cheers,
Jeremy

On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 05:40 Ville Voutilainen via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 13:33, Oliver Hunt via Std-Proposals
> <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > Your email does not do anything that has been *repeatedly* been asked of
> you.
> >
> > No one cares about an implementation - the people who develop C++
> compilers and the supporting runtimes can do the the work to support any
> feature that the standard requires.
>
> Well, that's not *entirely* accurate, there are people in WG21 who
> will tell a proposal author "go home, and come back when you have
> prototyped it"
> for unimplemented proposals. :)
>
> Fully agreed on all other points.
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