Custom attributes (again)

[Marco Leise]

Am Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:53:09 +0200
schrieb Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com>:

> On 2012-04-10 13:41, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:30:21 -0400, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2012-04-09 23:49, deadalnix wrote:
> >>
> >>> If it is available at compile time, it is implementable at runtime as a
> >>> lib. So you pay for it only if you use it, and you don't add feature in
> >>> the language just because it is convenient.
> >>
> >> I'm not saying how it should be implemented, just that it should be
> >> accessible at runtime.
> >
> > I think there was some confusion, read a quote of what you said:
> >
> > "I don't see why the attributes *should* be accessible at runtime"
> >
> > Emphasis added. I think you meant "shouldn't"
> >
> > -Steve
> 
> Yeah, I did, hehe :)
> 
> This thread is getting too long now.

So in the end we more or less agree that Walter and others can implement useful attributes for compile-time, whereas runtime support is nice-to-have (or can be provided by a lib)? My intention is to make it easier for the one who implements them if runtime support proves difficult.

-- 
Marco