clear() and UFCS

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-05-26 03:38, Jonathan M Davis wrote:

> clear and delete are very different things. It was definitely decided that we'd
> be better off without delete. It's going for good. Renaming clear to something
> that doesn't conflict so easily with more benign functions is completely
> different from bringing back delete. Bringing back delete isn't even on the
> table at this point.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

Why can't "delete" do what "clear" does. Backwards compatibility?

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/Jacob Carlborg