ADL

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 9/2/2016 9:14 PM, Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> They're not solutions though, they're workarounds. They're all
> problematic, and highly unsavoury.

What makes them problematic or highly unsavory? I thought #4 in particular was 
rather cool, I plan to use it as an example.


> Nobody is gonna go "oh, i really wish i could do those things in
> C++!", because the problem is already solved :/

ADL has the problems I provided a link to.

In any case, these difficulties are the consequence of trying to write C++ code 
in D. None of the algorithms used in std.algorithm or elsewhere in Phobos have 
this particular issue. Nor have I seen ADL supported in any other language, 
despite many supporting generic algorithms.

I do understand trying to write C++ code in D, because my early FORTRAN programs 
looked like BASIC, my early C programs looked like FORTRAN, my C++ code looked 
like C, etc.

What I have provided is a generic way to make ADL work in D, which shows how 
adaptable it is.