Unofficial wish list status.(Jul 2008)

[Sean Kelly]

Walter Bright wrote:
> superdan wrote:
>> i couldn't design an const/invariant system to save my life
>> from the same cannibals who ate bjarne. the space looked like a zero
>> sum shit to me. so when i saw what walter came up with, i was rightly
>> surprised. same goes about some shit in phobos2. it's not just yet
>> another library. it's a fucking cool one because it's better in a new
>> and surprising way.
> 
> I cannot claim credit for it. The const/invariant design was the result 
> of literally hundreds of hours of work (and maybe a hundred gallons of 
> coffee) by Andrei, Bartosz, Brad, David, Eric and myself, as well as 
> feedback from the community on why our earlier efforts got it wrong.
> 
> The transitivity requirement originated with Andrei, if I recall correctly.

The transitivity requirement pretty much single-handedly eliminates all 
of my issues with C++ const.  Kudos to Andrei for suggesting it.


Sean