Consider a programming language that self describes as young and growing, for-fun, silly idea taken too far, we'll see where it goes, no particularly lofty goals at the moment, etc; in this case you're not asking anything of anyone else and reasonable people will be happy to let you have your fun.
As they say, with more power comes more responsibility. Targeting foundational software is aiming for more power; complaining that writing and conforming to a spec is annoying is shirking the corresponding responsibility.
If you are aiming to be the foundation of an entire industry it doesn't seem unreasonable to ask for some specifications.
As they say, with more power comes more responsibility. Targeting foundational software is aiming for more power; complaining that writing and conforming to a spec is annoying is shirking the corresponding responsibility.
If you are aiming to be the foundation of an entire industry it doesn't seem unreasonable to ask for some specifications.