Andrei Alexandrescu <[email protected]> wrote:
Walter and I discussed the matter again today and we're on the brink of
deciding that cheap copy construction is to be assumed. This simplifies
the language and the library a great deal, and makes it perfectly good
for 95% of the cases. For a minority of types, code would need to go
through extra hoops (e.g. COW, refcounting) to be compliant.
I'm looking for more feedback from the larger D community. This is a
very important decision that marks one of the largest departures from
the C++ style. Taking the wrong turn here could alienate many
programmers coming from C++.
So, everybody - this is really the time to speak up or forever be silent.
I am almost certain you're doing the right thing by assuming cheap copy
construction, but I have no good arguments to back me up. Hence my holding
my breath and waiting, thus far.
--
Simen
