On Monday, 23 June 2014 at 20:49:27 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer
wrote:
Since most architectures use same-size words for function
addresses and object addresses, D would be fine to say it's
defined and valid. I think the extreme outliers are
architectures that are not equal, and D will not be harmed too
badly by making this distinction. Any D flavor that would be
ported to such an architecture may have to be a derived
language.
-Steve
While it might be fine, I would be concerned that people wouldn't
understand the difference between a function and a delegate. They
would figure that if you can store a function reference in a
void* then you should be able to fit a delegate in as well, and
proceed to lose data.
I would make it something where the compiler forces you to make
an explicit cast. Before that, it should warn you about the
potential loss of data.
