DIP 1018--The Copy Constructor--Formal Review

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Monday, February 25, 2019 4:09:55 PM MST Olivier FAURE via Digitalmars-d-
announce wrote:
> Yes, this DIP was fast-tracked. Yes, this can feel unfair. And
> yet, it makes sense that it was fast-tracked, because it fits a
> priority of the project owners (C++ interoperability + reference
> counting) and project owners are allowed to have priorities. It's
> not like this DIP was rushed or has major vulnerabilities (the
> "mutable copy constructor" thing is necessary for reference
> counting).

It's worth noting that the copy constructor DIP went through a _lot_ of
discussion and was revised accordingly. So, while Walter and Andrei may have
considered it a priority, it still took a while for it to get to the point
that it was acceptable.

- Jonathan M Davis