User defined attributes use

Namespace rswhite4 at googlemail.com
Mon Sep 16 14:11:46 PDT 2013


On Monday, 16 September 2013 at 21:11:00 UTC, Artur Skawina wrote:
> On 09/16/13 22:52, H. S. Teoh wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:38:58PM +0200, Namespace wrote:
>>>> D is not only about arrays.
>>> It's a big plus. ;)
>>>
>>>
>>>> [1] Obviously, not a practical short term option for the 
>>>> existing D2
>>>> language.  That's probably clear from the context, and the 
>>>> question
>>>> was meant to be rhetorical -- but it could actually be done 
>>>> and would
>>>> make sense; it's just not a change that would make enough of 
>>>> a
>>>> difference on its own; the cost would be to high.
>>>
>>> Why to high? Too much compiler magic or dmd internal 
>>> dependences?
>> 
>> I disagree that it's too high. It just needs *somebody* with 
>> the right
>> knowledge about DMD internals (and enough free time on their 
>> hands >:-))
>> to pull it off.
>
> I thought (s)he was asking about *arrays*, not AAs. There's no 
> disagreement
> about removing AA magic - that does not involve language 
> changes.
>
> artur

Yes, he was. ;)
Thanks for explanation.


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