Better branding of -betterC

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/12/20 1:07 PM, Dibyendu Majumdar wrote:
> On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 15:39:53 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
>> On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 14:50:33 UTC, Dibyendu Majumdar wrote:
>>> On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 00:48:24 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> They're available as a library:
>>>>
>>>> https://code.dlang.org/packages/sumtype
>>>
>>> Thanks. Although without language support it probably doesn't get you 
>>> safety?
>>
>> SumType is both type-safe and memory-safe, if that's what you're asking.
> 
> Hi no, my point was that it not being a language feature means that 
> people have to consciously use it. And that means it is probably not 
> going to be.
> 
> Also the compiler cannot assist you in making this choice.

FWIW SumType is solid enough to be a good candidate for the standard 
library.