auto arr = [1, 2, 3] should be a static array, not a GC allocated array

[Dave P.]

On Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 17:33:22 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
> On Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 15:26:44 UTC, Dave P. wrote:
>> On Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 14:51:01 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
>>> On Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 13:14:59 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
>>>> It is misleading, nobody expect this to be GC allocated
>>>> [...]
>
> That would be a potential justification. OP claims nobody would 
> expect a dynamic array, though, and matching C's behavior 
> hardly makes the design choice obvious.
>

Yes, I forgot to write the other half of my comment. I am also 
annoyed by this behavior, but I would be able to work around it 
if there was a convenient way to specify a static array of 
inferred length. Ansi C has this, D does not.