T[new] misgivings

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:49:12 -0400, Walter Bright  
<newshound1 at digitalmars.com> wrote:

> Don wrote:
>> There are two sensible options:
>
> I see the question as, is T[new] a value type or a reference type? I see  
> it as a reference type, and so assignment should act like a reference  
> assignment, not a value assignment.

Andrei says you think arrays are like slices with some extra  
functionality, but slices are *not* a reference type, they are hybrids.   
Do you think T[new] arrays should be fully reference types? (I do)

Otherwise, if you keep the "length is a value type" semantic, you get the  
same crappy appending behavior we have now.

-Steve