On Monday, 1 July 2013 at 16:46:57 UTC, Ary Borenszweig wrote:
On 7/1/13 1:45 PM, John Colvin wrote:
T)(T var)
{
auto myVar = var.to!string;
//do something with myVar string
}
Ah, that's also ok. But then you have to remember to use myVar
instead of var.
Personally I like the explicit use of a new variable. If you're
changing the type of a variable then you want it to be explicit.
I spend far too many hours a month chasing down accidental type
changes in python.
A "convenience" feature is only a feature if it helps *stop* you
shooting yourself in the foot, not if it actively encourages it.
auto a;
//loads of code, with function calls to all sorts of unfamiliar
libraries
//do something with a.
How do I know what type a is to work with? I have to either read
and understand all the code in between, try and write something
generic, or put a pragma(msg, ...) in to show it for me. Either
way I have to pray that nobody changes it.
