DIP 1028 "Make @safe the Default" is dead

[Faux Amis]

On 2020-05-29 16:22, Paul Backus wrote:
> On Friday, 29 May 2020 at 04:53:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> The subject says it all.
>>
>> If you care about memory safety, I recommending adding `safe:` as the 
>> first line in all your project modules, and annotate individual 
>> functions otherwise as necessary. For modules with C declarations, do 
>> as you think best.
>>
>> For everyone else, carry on as before.
> 
> This is sad news. I was excited for @safe-by-default, and had hoped that 
> the issue with extern(C) could be solved without throwing DIP 1028 away 
> entirely.
> 
> I hope that you and Atila do not take the reception of DIP 1028 as a 
> blow against @safe in general, and that you will continue to look for 
> ways to improve the safety of the D language.

Agreed, from a novice perspective @safe by default looks like the way to go.