[article] Language Design Deal Breakers

[deadalnix]

On Tuesday, 28 May 2013 at 15:56:57 UTC, Simen Kjaeraas wrote:
> Specifically, non-nullable pointers solve the problem of 
> initializing
> *pointers*, while @disable this() solves the problem of 
> initializing
> *anything*.
>

NonNull imply the exact same thing for the compiler as you can 
have compound type containing pointers. NonNull pointer imply as 
well initializing anything. Compilerwise, it is the exact same 
thing.

> One could choose a hybrid approach, as has been the case with 
> AAs

AA implementation is the definition of a disaster.