On Tuesday, 9 February 2021 at 21:00:39 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
On Tuesday, 9 February 2021 at 19:53:27 UTC, Temtaime wrote:pure is broken. Just don't [use it]Allowing memory allocation in pure code in a language that can distinguish between pointer equality and value equality is, let's say, "unprincipled."
pure in D is a very useful concept, even if it's not literally the same as pure in functional languages. Recommending not to use it is bad advice IMHO.
