@trust is an encapsulation method, not an escape

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 2/6/15 9:41 AM, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
> On Friday, 6 February 2015 at 16:19:00 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 2/6/15 5:13 AM, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>>> That doesn't answer my question.
>>>
>>> A few years ago, I recall, you were arguing that for functions which are
>>> or may be exported to a DLL, thus all Phobos functions, it is impossible
>>> to predict how the functions will be used. Thus, you argued, the
>>> functions' input has to be validated, even if invalid parameters can
>>> only be passed to the function as a result of a program bug, and never
>>> user input.
>>>
>>> So, to repeat my question: which one is it? Have you changed your mind,
>>> or are there exceptions to the rules in the post you quoted?
>>
>> Could you all please grant me this wish - let's not get into that
>> vortex again? It renders everyone involved unproductive for days on
>> end. Thanks. -- Andrei
>
> What is the problem? Sorry if my post sounded confrontational, but I
> wasn't going to argue - I just want to understand the language
> designers' current position on this topic.

I was joking - whenever Walter gets into the assert vs. enforce 
distinction, the world economy is decreasing by 1%. -- Andrei