Go and generic programming on reddit, also touches on D

[Timon Gehr]

On 09/18/2011 10:06 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 9/18/11 2:34 PM, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> On 09/18/2011 08:28 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> On 9/18/11 11:08 AM, Timon Gehr wrote:
>>>> On 09/18/2011 03:48 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>>>> Quite interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/kikut/think_in_go_gos_alternative_to_the/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> 2 hours ago, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>>> > The problem is, Vector was just an example of a multitude of
>>>> containers. The huge problem with slices is dogfood-related - they
>>>> are >
>>>> "magic" because the language features proposed to programmers were not
>>>> enough for expressing a simple abstraction. Reserving "special"
>>>> features
>>>> for the language is a terrible way to go about programming language
>>>> design.
>>>>
>>>> Don't D arrays do a similar thing? They are not templates, yet work
>>>> with
>>>> generic element types.
>>>>
>>>> Afaics, improving the language to the point were dynamic array-like
>>>> structures could be implemented in the library without resulting in a
>>>> bloated executable would be quite involved.
>>>
>>> That's an incorrect view of my statement.
>>
>> I don't think so.
>
> You're free to think anything, but I know what I said and your view of
> it is incorrect.
>
> Andrei

Well, I'd say there was a misunderstanding. Understanding someone who is 
not explaining himself is particularly difficult, so it is quite 
possible I am the one who misunderstood. But if you lack the time or 
motivation to carry out this discussion, that is fine of course.