DIP69 - Implement scope for escape proof references

[Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d]

On 12/8/14 10:45 AM, "Marc =?UTF-8?B?U2Now7x0eiI=?= <schuetzm at gmx.net>" 
wrote:
> On Monday, 8 December 2014 at 15:12:51 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> I think you should eliminate scope returns then. They are not useful.
>> I can't think of a single reason why a newly allocated via GC or
>> global reference return should have to be restricted to exist only
>> within the statement. Both have infinite lifetimes.
>
> It's for references to objects that are owned by the function (or object
> of which the function is a method). These don't have infinite lifetimes.

Why not? An object is allocated on the heap, and has infinite lifetime.

-Steve