D For A Web Developer

[John Colvin via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 13:03:43 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
wrote:
> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:55:36 UTC, Dicebot wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:52:36 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
>> wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:38:32 UTC, Dicebot wrote:
>>>> There are definitely several benefits of having aggregated 
>>>> compile-time known list of routes. Actually I have added it 
>>>> as one of examples for my DConf talk just yesterday :) This 
>>>> list, however, can possibly be built automatically via 
>>>> reflection provided single root entry point.
>>>>
>>>> I think good flexible framework should provide user both 
>>>> options and infer as much as possible by convention.
>>>
>>> Hmm interesting idea, although I'd feel a lot happier about 
>>> it if the compiler was able to (with a switch most likely) 
>>> infer/create automatically package.d files with auto import 
>>> of all sub modules if it doesn't exist.
>>
>> Sounds like typical use case for imaginary dub plugin system.
>
> Perhaps but in the compiler, the file system wouldn't actually 
> be changed. And the explicit package.d files would merely be 
> overrides.

There's nothing stopping you from automatically making a 
temporary directory structure for building. No need to alter it 
in-place.