Re: What is the difference between D and C++ regarding Unique, RefCounted and Scoped?

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On Wednesday, 9 September 2015 at 20:17:44 UTC, cym13 wrote:

This is subtly missing the main question: isn't C++-like memory 
management of D classes possible with Unique, RefCounted and 
Scoped?


- Unique

C++ has move semantics which make moves explicit. D's Unique is 
more like the deprecated C++'s auto_ptr: it has an opAssign 
overload that changes the owner.

- RefCounted

Only for D structs. std::shared_ptr works for all.