> Unfortunately the epic comment thread, very talky, none of the key stack holders involved, largely irrelevant chatter... Is a case in point of why github isn't the answer for everything.
Many of the important stakeholders, both those employed by Google and those who are not, are weighing in on the topic.
And the comment thread looks fairly similar to the mailing list discussion of any moderately controversial issue, which is not unique to Github (or even the Go project).
I doubt the GitHub thread was "a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation"
The adjective is obviously. derived from the noun, and as such had much of the same meaning originally: "relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics: our national epic poem Beowulf."
And no, I'm not proud of having to weigh in on this subject.
Mine was OS X dictionary IIRC, but here's dictionary.com:
adjective, Also, epical
1.
noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style:
Homer'sIliad is an epic poem.
2.
resembling or suggesting such poetry:
an epic novel on the founding of the country.
3.
heroic; majestic; impressively great:
the epic events of the war.
4.
of unusually great size or extent:
a crime wave of epic proportions.
5.
Slang. spectacular; very impressive; awesome:
Their burgers and fries are epic!
So if (4) is what you mean, it's not exactly the first definition for the adjective either.
Many of the important stakeholders, both those employed by Google and those who are not, are weighing in on the topic.
And the comment thread looks fairly similar to the mailing list discussion of any moderately controversial issue, which is not unique to Github (or even the Go project).