DIP74: Reference Counted Class Objects

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 2/26/15 2:42 PM, Brian Schott wrote:
> On Thursday, 26 February 2015 at 21:50:56 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> http://wiki.dlang.org/DIP74 got to reviewable form. Please destroy and
>> discuss.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andrei
>
> "This is important because it limits what reference counted types." -
> I'm not sure what this means.
>
> "The methods may or may not be final or inherited." - Should this be
> "final or virtual"?
>
> "Any attributes are allowed on these methods." - I'm going to have to
> write a static analysis warning for marking these "const".
>
> "Call is inserted only if the reference is not null" - Should this be
> "Call is executed only if the reference is not null"?
>
> "</tt>opRelease</tt>" - Some markup escaped into the wild!
>
> "The same is achievable with RCOs by means of @disable opAddRef();" -
> Suggestion: add some text stating that opRelease() must still be present
> and implemented.
>
> "Attention must be paid to annotate with return all functions that
> return references to owned data" -> "Attention must be paid to annotate
> all functions that return references to owned data with `return`"

Excellent notes, of which two important ones. Addressed - reload 
http://wiki.dlang.org/DIP74 - thanks! -- Andrei