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[Benji Smith]

Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Benji Smith <dlanguage at benjismith.net> wrote:
> 
>>> new T[x] is a brain-dead syntax that I wish Walter hadn't imported in the
>>> first place.
>> Really? I think it's very valuable.
>>
>> The "new T[x]" syntax lets you construct an array as an RValue. Without that
>> syntax, you have to declare an array before using it.
> 
> No, what he's getting at is that "new T[x]" does not mean "allocate a
> statically-sized array", it means "allocate a dynamically-sized
> array".  "new T" for any T should mean "allocate a T", not "allocate
> something that's kind of close to a T."

As long as T[3] and T[5] and T[] are considered different types, I agree 
  with that sentiment.

But then again, I think array semantics would make a lot more sense if 
all arrays were of type T[], regardless of their size, their location 
(stack vs heap), and whether they're static or dynamic.

--benji