DIP1044---"Enum Type Inference"---Formal Assessment

[ryuukk_]

On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 18:38:14 UTC, max haughton wrote:
> On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 04:54:43 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>
> Firstly I think this is the correct decision, certainly for 
> now, probably forever.
>
>> Regarding enums in switch statements, Walter suggested we 
>> could shorten the `with final switch` syntax such that the 
>> `with` is implicitly applied to the type of the switch 
>> variable:
>>
>> ```D
>> auto myEnum = MyEnum.a;
>> with final switch (myEnum) { }
>> ```
>>
>> Alternatively, we could make the `with` implicit for case 
>> statements, but that would break existing code.
>
> What we have at the moment with `with` is, I think perfectly 
> fine.
> The `switch(...) with(...)` pattern is used rather a lot in the 
> SDC codebase
> for example and I think it's very readable.
>
> On the topic of `with` I do think, and have even implemented 
> ;), with expressions do need to happen eventually. The with 
> statement is a little heavy handed for places where these kinds 
> of shorthands are needed locally.

Why you guys focus on "switch"

Who doesn't love writing other than Walter Bright:

```

void set_connected()
{
     network_connect_state = NetworkConnectState.CONNECTED
}

MySuperLongNameFlag flag = MySuperLongNameFlag.A | 
MySuperLongNameFlag.B | MySuperLongNameFlag.C | 
MySuperLongNameFlag.D;


set_flags(MySuperLongNameFlag.A | MySuperLongNameFlag.B | 
MySuperLongNameFlag.C | MySuperLongNameFlag.D)

```


Too hard to implement? oh really? then i suggest trying other 
languages and reading their source code, so you can learn new 
techniques and improve your project

Or perhaps, listen to this person: 
https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/14650

He seem talented, he did what you find "too hard" to implement

Being stuck is a good thing if you work, if you don't work, and 
you are stuck, then perhaps is time to reflect on the time spent 
working on being stuck?

I still can't debug my program btw

https://forum.dlang.org/thread/mhqywnoqhoirtruykaqo@forum.dlang.org

So i now understand better, things aren't "hard to implement", 
things are frozen in time, and no will to improve anything, the 
motto is go template yourself! (sumtype)