Dicebot:
ixid:
The ship will have sailed by the time it's ready to fly
(gloriously mixed metaphors), this would seem like such a
fundamental issue with a big knock-on effect on everything
else that it should surely be prioritized higher than that? I
am aware you're not the one setting priorities. =)
It is going to take such long time not because no one considers
it important but because designing and implementing such system
is damn hard. Prioritization does not make a difference here.
I agree it's a very important topic (more important/urgent than
the GC, also because it reduces the need of the GC). But I think
Walter thinks this kind of change introduces too much complexity
in D (despite it may eventually become inevitable for D once Rust
becomes more popular and programmers get used to that kind of
static enforcement).
Regarding the design and implementation difficulties, is it
possible to ask for help to one of the persons that designed (or
watched closely design) the similar thing for Rust?
Bye,
bearophile
