reddit discussion about Go turns to D again

[Sean Kelly]

On May 16, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:

>> bearophile wrote:
>>> Sean Kelly:
>>>> std.paralellogrithm ;-)
>>> 
>>> The module name I like more so far is the simple "parallel_algorithm".
>>> But I don't mind the "p" prefix for the parallel function names.
>>> 
>>> Bye,
>>> bearophile
>> 
>> It is also possible to have both "p" prefix and identical names. The latter
>> would be mere aliases and would be activated by a version declaration or
>> similar. I think both possibilities have their merits, so letting the user
>> choose would be an option.
>> 
>> parallel_algorithm is to the point, but not very concise. I do not think we
>> can do very much better.
> 
> That doesn't work. As soon as the non-p versions exist, you have name clashes. 
> So, if the point of starting the function names with p is to avoid name 
> clashes, then you've gained nothing. Besides, we generally try to avoid 
> aliases like that in Phobos. Such a scheme would never be accepted.

I don't foresee a simple solution to the 'p' vs. non-'p' problem.  It's a complete mess.