foreach_reverse is better than ever

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

retard wrote:
> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:18:02 -0600, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> 
>> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
>>> Michel Fortin, el 14 de febrero a las 07:48 me escribiste:
>>>> On 2010-02-14 05:12:41 -0500, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> said:
>>>>
>>>>> It iterates backwards, all the way back to the 50s. I think "reverse"
>>>>> is a much better word.
>>>> Agree.
>>>>
>>>> My dictionary says: "retro": imitative of a style, fashion, or design
>>>> from the recent past.
>>>>
>>>> It's an amusing name in the way Andrei likes it, but the meaning isn't
>>>> very clear. "reverse" would be a better name.
>>> This is a pattern in Andrei, which I think it really hurts the language
>>> (the names are very clever and funny, but that shouldn't be the point
>>> of a name, a name should be clear).
>> At least in this case being funny was not the point. I needed a name
>> that was (a) short, (b) different from "reverse", (c) memorable. It is
>> understood that other paint colors are available, but please don't
>> forget to give a little love to the painter. :o) It would be of course
>> best if names that arguably hurt the language were changed, so please
>> compile a list.
> 
> It sounds like a flaw in the language design if the symbols for reversing 
> arrays and ranges somehow conflict.

There are two operations: reverse the thing in place, and span it in 
retrograde order.

Andrei