[llvm-dev] Email list just for front end developers?

[David Chisnall via llvm-dev]

On 12 May 2017, at 04:03, Perry E. Metzger via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately, stack overflow works best for questions where there
> are a lot of people who know the answers and people are willing
> to actively log in day after day to answer questions.

It also works best for answers that are correct for a long time.  Look at StackOverflow’s C++ section and you’ll find a load of questions where the flagged-correct answer is pre-C++11 and there’s a much better answer if you use a current standard.  In comparison to LLVM, C++ evolves very slowly and it’s not that uncommon for the correct and best answer now to be entirely wrong and dangerous advice in six months time.

I would be very happy (as someone who has been working on LLVM front ends since 2008) to participate in a front-end developers’ mailing list.

David