DIP 1030--Named Arguments--Community Review Round 1 Discussion

[12345swordy]

On Monday, 10 February 2020 at 20:45:22 UTC, Manu wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:50 AM 12345swordy via Digitalmars-d 
> <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Monday, 10 February 2020 at 19:38:34 UTC, Manu wrote:
>> > On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 7:34 PM Jonathan M Davis via 
>> > Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>> >> [...]
>> >
>> > I don't have any horse in this race... but I do just want to
>> > echo that
>> > I don't understand this feature at all.
>> > I don't know what it's for. I've never felt I wanted named
>> > arguments
>> > personally, and Jonathan's criticism feels very real to me.
>> >
>> > [...]
>>
>> For me personalty, readability\reliability is a huge factor 
>> here. Knowing what values should go to where is a big plus for 
>> me, when dealing with default arguments. I work with C# code 
>> when it comes to web development, and the default parameters 
>> prevent me sending values to the wrong parameter.
>>
>> -Alex
>
> That feels like a pretty washy justification.
Manu, it boils down to mainly experience when it comes to wanting 
named arguments. I have argue in favor of them in the past 
already in other DIP. I have no interest of repeating them.