# Thoughts on RFC/stabilization reform in 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** policy\ **Created:** [January 14, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/thoughts-on-rfc-stabilization-reform-in-2019/9202 "2019-01-14T23:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![mark-i-m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/mark-i-m/32/3167_2.png) [@mark-i-m](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/mark-i-m)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/thoughts-on-rfc-stabilization-reform-in-2019/9202/33 "2019-01-22T20:40:54Z")
> [@Centril](#): > > I want to see _ **concrete** evidence_ (not just abstract arguments) that refocusing will substantially solve the technical (design) debt quicker. This is fair. I can't really give authoritative statements for most things, but I can give my observations for the parts of the project I know. I firmly believe that there is lots of work that just hasn't gotten any love recently due to a mix of bandwidth constraints and lack of attention. Refocusing community attention and effort at these would accelerate development. Here are some examples that are closer to me (and I suspect others could point out more work): _Note_: I'm not complaining. Just pointing out that we already have lots of stuff we can work on that is just wanting community attention. 1. Documentation: 2. Design and implementation of _old_ unstable features _that we already know we want_: much of this work is undone due to bandwidth, as well. 3. Much tooling could use more love. 4. I would also like to point to the `impl Period` of 2017 as a demonstration of what might be possible if the community attention is directed in a given direction. It was highly successful: the ergonomics initiative, libzblitz, and working groups made significant progress during that time [1](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/lessons-from-the-impl-period/6485) [2](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/the-final-impl-period-newsletter/6408). --- _[View the full topic](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/thoughts-on-rfc-stabilization-reform-in-2019/9202)._