Trying to avoid the GC

[Shachar Shemesh via Digitalmars-d]

On 31/12/14 23:48, ketmar via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:52:02 +0000
> "Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d" <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>> Try writing that:
>>
>> void func(scope dtype d)

> an it's so well hidden that not many people know about it. being a not
> very careful reader myself i discovered such `scope` usage while
> reading some code in another project and was a little puzzled.
>

I've seen discussions here on whether scope should or should not go into 
specific versions, but have not been able to find anything more on what 
it actually means.

Also, this brings me to a larger problem I have with the D 
documentation. I've read The D Programming Language (and even have a few 
entries at its errata), but when circling back to features I rely 
heavily on a good index, table of contents and internet searches to find 
precise syntax.

And here D fails me. The keywords used are often too generic for a 
Google search. Add to that the fact that the language's name is a single 
letter, and you find yourself looking for "D is". Try it. The results 
are unhelpful. Searching for "dlang is" is somewhat better, but not 
much. TDPL's table of contents and index are also quite unhelpful (and 
the e-book version I have, from Safari books online, is a PDF with no 
hyperlinks).

As a result, you are often left with no recourse but to ask someone who 
does know, or start leafing through the book hoping to find something.

Which is a rather long way to say "I completely concur with ketmar"

Shachar