Foreach Closures?

[Ary Manzana]

On 4/11/12 4:27 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2012-04-11 04:50, Ary Manzana wrote:
>
>> Yes. In fact, JDT has a built-in Java compiler in their implementation.
>> Maybe it was easier to do it for them because the Java spec is easier
>> and doesn't fluctuate that much as the D spec. And JDT used that
>> compiler all over the place for getting all those IDE features.
>
> Exactly. Java hasn't changed much in the last 10 years (ok, just now it
> starts to changed again). JDT also contains a full compiler, not just
> the frontend, so it can compile all code. This would be nice to have for
> D as well but I think the frontend is the most important part.
>

Yes. I'm still thinking how could it be done but I have no idea at all 
how to do it. I can't figure out what that API would look like.

I like the idea of a new thread for this discussion. Eventually me or 
someone else should start it. :-P