Inability to dup/~ for const arrays of class objects

[Ali Çehreli]

On 05/30/2013 10:09 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:

 > The major concept difference is ownership.  Two references to the same
 > array do not mysteriously split when length is extended on one of those
 > references.  All references to the same array always refer to the same
 > array, even when it has to reallocate to extend length.  Slices differ
 > from this behavior, and I can say with great confidence that this is the
 > most confusing aspect of D slices.
 >
 > In addition, shrinking a dynamic array invalidates any data that has now
 > been removed.  D slices do not do this either.  Because slices simply
 > point at data, they don't own it.

I tried to name those semantics by "discretionary sharing semantics":

   http://forum.dlang.org/thread/hd2fot$mkc$1@digitalmars.com

I have not read that old post mine again now but I still like the term. :)

Ali