Blog Post: What Does Memory Safety Really Mean in D?

[Dennis]

On Thursday, 27 August 2020 at 13:32:44 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
> Of course, you could also argue that these are things that 
> shouldn't be allowed in @safe code to begin with--regardless of 
> whether pointers are involved.

I did not intend to argue anything with that post, I was just 
pointing out the limitations of the workaround if it were used 
today, in case Dukc wasn't aware of them.

> I think presenting @system variables as "protection" against 
> memory corruption is the wrong way frame the discussion.

Is that still in reply to me (or DIP1035)? I don't recall saying 
something like that and don't want to get the wrong message 
across. I agree with everything you just wrote.