Proposal for custom time string formatting in std.datetime

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-12-22 19:32, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/22/2011 9:22 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> On 2011-12-22 16:56, Michel Fortin wrote:
>>> The benefit of referencing classes within module info: you can
>>> instantiate them using Object.factory, if they have a default
>>> constructor. We pay a heavy price compared to what we get with this very
>>> limited runtime reflection.
>>
>> It's a really nice feature to have when implementing serialization.
>
> Sure, but we need to be aware of class overhead, and not use classes
> unless necessary. I.e. a class shouldn't be used to merely create a
> namespace. Classes also should not be used if it is not intended to be a
> polymorphic type.

Exactly. But I'm referring to deserializing classes, I don't care what 
they're used for.

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/Jacob Carlborg