I can provide first hand experience on taht one, having them
implemented in SDC.
On Saturday, 13 September 2014 at 20:10:55 UTC, eles wrote:
static if is a total abomination
• Unstructured, can do everything (just like goto)
True !
• Complicates static analysis (AST-based tools get hard to
write)
Very True !
• Blocks the path for concepts
I don't think so. The 2 can cohabit.
• Specifies how things are done (implementation)
I'm not sure what this one mean precisely.
• Is three slightly different “ifs” using a common syntax
Yes, but i don't think this is an issue.
• Redefines the meaning of common notation (such as { ... })
The meaning of {} is different depending on the construct it is
used with. That's is no different in the case of static if.
