DIP88 Named Parameters, Status?
solidstate1991
laszloszeremi at outlook.com
Sat Sep 30 16:57:09 UTC 2017
On Saturday, 30 September 2017 at 16:22:37 UTC, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
>
> Effectively, all DIPs from that wiki that have not already been
> accepted are dead, regardless of whether they stand any chance
> of acceptance. For any DIP to be accepted, it will have to go
> through the new DIP process, which essentially means creating a
> new DIP.
>
> As for named parameters specifically, I'd be very surprised to
> see them added to the language. From what I recall, Walter
> wasn't particularly fond of the idea, and since it _is_
> possible to implement them with a library solution, it's
> exactly the sort of thing that Andrei is likely to veto. At
> this point, in general, if something can be done in the
> language as it stands, it's not likely for it to be accepted as
> a DIP. Now, that's dealt with on a case by case basis, so I
> can't say for certain that a DIP for named parameters would be
> rejected, but I would expect it to be.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis
What about DIP45, or making export an attribute? That would help
the language to go mainstream.
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