On 03/20/2010 02:36 AM, Don wrote:
Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
My response to the above issue is two-pronged:
(a) For List a class would be an alternative
(b) To work with pointers to structs use static member functions and
pointers instead of methods and references
That would prohibit their use in safe D, right?
That is correct. Note that things like &this are also forbidden in safe
D. Practically safety is not affected one way or another.
Although I can see the appeal of this idea, it seems very experimental.
I fear it might have unexpected consequences. So it would need quite
extensive testing. Do we have enough time to do that?
It is not urgent to introduce this restriction.
Andrei
