auto arr = [1, 2, 3] should be a static array, not a GC allocated array

ryuukk_ ryuukk.dev at gmail.com
Sun Jul 17 14:46:14 UTC 2022


On Sunday, 17 July 2022 at 14:21:21 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
> On Sunday, 17 July 2022 at 09:23:23 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>> `int[$]` is a sensible syntax for it. So I hope someone does 
>> pick this up one day and manages to convince the right people 
>> that it's worth the implementation.
>
> If adding better inference is a point then choose a syntax that 
> is more universal so that you don't end up with many different 
> syntaxes for the same kind of "fill in blank" type deduction.
>
> Btw, C++ achieves the same generically by deduction guides (or 
> improved type inference) so that you can write
>
> ```
>     using namespace std;
>
>     array a{1,2,3};
> ```
>
> and get the type `array<int,3>`

That's why i will never use C++, ever, and the reason i went with 
D instead, coming from C


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