research!rsc: Thinking about the Go Proposal Process (Go Proposals, Part 1)

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the Go proposal process, which is the way we propose, discuss, and decide changes to Go itself. Like nearly everything about Go, the proposal process is an experiment, so it makes sense to reflect on what we’ve learned and try to improve it. This post is the first in a series of posts about what works well and, more importantly, what we might want to change.