Suggestion: Remove implicit conversion from T[n] and T[] to T*

[Sean Kelly]

Oskar Linde wrote:
> Removing the implicit conversion from static arrays (T[n]) and dynamic 
> arrays (T[]) to pointers T* may be quite controversial, but would help 
> clear up some problems and feels like the right step to take.

Would this affect the interpretation of string literals?  ie.

     printf( "hello world!" );

I've personally never had a bug related to this aspect of the language 
so for me it's simply a matter of whether the perceived benefits 
outweigh the irritation of using the new syntax.  One possible 
alternative to the above would be to simply change all char* parameters 
for C routines to byte* parameters.  Or are char arrays implicitly 
converted to byte pointers as well?


Sean