template.md

TODO

Pull request

Table of contents

• TODO: Initial proposal setup
• Problem
• Background
• Proposal
• Details
• Rationale
• Alternatives considered

TODO: Initial proposal setup

TIP: Run ./new_proposal.py "TITLE" to do new proposal setup.

1. Copy this template to new.md, and create a commit.
2. Create a GitHub pull request, to get a pull request number.
   • Add the proposal draft label to the pull request.
3. Rename new.md to /proposals/p####.md, where #### should be the pull request number.
4. Update the title of the proposal (the TODO on line 1).
5. Update the link to the pull request (the #### on line 11).
6. Delete this section.

TODOs indicate where content should be updated for a proposal. See Carbon Governance and Evolution for more details.

Problem

TODO: What problem are you trying to solve? How important is that problem? Who is impacted by it?

Background

TODO: Is there any background that readers should consider to fully understand this problem and your approach to solving it?

Proposal

TODO: Briefly and at a high level, how do you propose to solve the problem? Why will that in fact solve it?

Details

TODO: Fully explain the details of the proposed solution.

Rationale

TODO: How does this proposal effectively advance Carbon's goals? Rather than re-stating the full motivation, this should connect that motivation back to Carbon's stated goals and principles. This may evolve during review. Use links to appropriate sections of /docs/project/goals.md, and/or to documents in /docs/project/principles. For example:

• Community and culture
• Language tools and ecosystem
• Performance-critical software
• Software and language evolution
• Code that is easy to read, understand, and write
• Practical safety and testing mechanisms
• Fast and scalable development
• Modern OS platforms, hardware architectures, and environments
• Interoperability with and migration from existing C++ code

Alternatives considered

TODO: What alternative solutions have you considered?