We are forking D

[DrDread]

On Sunday, 7 January 2024 at 18:51:40 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 1/7/2024 1:22 AM, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:
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> Of course!
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> I asked the question if adding a template call constituted an 
> "undue" burden. What it does do is send a clear visual signal 
> that the default behavior of istring is being adjusted.
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>> [...]
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> Using DIP1036 for string interpolation means that for using it 
> for sql calls means:
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> 1. if something other than core.interpolation is imported at 
> the global level, it will apply to all users of istring in that 
> module, not just the ones calling sql functions. It means 
> calling writeln with istrings won't do what is expected, and 
> this is not visually apparent by looking at the code, nor is it 
> checkable by the compiler.
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> 2. an alternative would be locally importing core.interpolation 
> or arsd.sqlite as required for each scoped use of istrings.

and you _still_ misunderstand DIP 1036. which is the whole 
problem here. and we've told you repeatedly that you 
misunderstand it. please just go and look at the implementation.