DIP 1021--Argument Ownership and Function Calls--Community Review Round 1

[Olivier FAURE]

On Friday, 19 July 2019 at 01:24:24 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 7/18/2019 4:31 AM, Olivier FAURE wrote:
>> Rust as it exists today is a vast language designed almost 
>> from the ground up to accommodate the borrowing model. It 
>> relies on several features that do not (and may never) exist 
>> in D, so saying "we're going to use a memory model like the 
>> one Rust has" is extremely vague,
>
> The only one mutable pointer XOR one or more const pointers is 
> not a difficult concept. A sufficient description of it is 
> included in the DIP, and a link provided for those who want to 
> learn more.

Also, please don't be condescending to me.

Yes, "one mutable pointer XOR one or more const pointers" is 
simple. It's not what this DIP is proposing.