[article] Language Design Deal Breakers

[deadalnix]

On Monday, 27 May 2013 at 17:41:37 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 5/27/2013 2:17 AM, deadalnix wrote:
>> But the argument about compiler feature don't stand, as 
>> nonnull pointer and
>> @disable this require the exact same processing in the 
>> compiler.
>
> Yes, it does stand, as there is a lot of other types that can 
> benefit from @disable this. If notnull is a core feature, then 
> only that works.

I never said that they are mutually exclusive. All the contrary, 
I say they are the same thing. And that if you have one, you have 
no reason not the have the other.