> I don't disagree with the points you make. But one can argue that this is a
> good thing. It calls attention to code that requires extra attention and
> care. In some ways this is similar to 'UnsafeMutablePointer<T>' vs '*T'.
> Verbosity was a deliberate choice in that case.
You know...rather than introducing a new type like MemoryLayout, would it make
sense to do this with static properties on UnsafePointer?
UnsafePointer<Int>.pointeeSize
UnsafePointer<Int>.pointeeAlignment
UnsafePointer<Int>.pointeeSpacing
If you need this information, 90% of the time you're probably using
UnsafePointer or one of its friends, right?
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Brent Royal-Gordon
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