The tone difference is certainly stark! The bug report feels like a process is in play, while the mail has a tone of a rant in a closed room.
I often take it for granted the compiler is always right (and it darn well just about is), but bugs like this look exactly like mis-cast magic to me. Learning how the compiler makes decisions seems like a rabbit hole, but may be fascinating enough to be worth it. (And think about being a maintainer of such a complex beast!)
I often take it for granted the compiler is always right (and it darn well just about is), but bugs like this look exactly like mis-cast magic to me. Learning how the compiler makes decisions seems like a rabbit hole, but may be fascinating enough to be worth it. (And think about being a maintainer of such a complex beast!)