private(this) vs LINT

[Daniel N]

On Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 14:48:36 UTC, zjh wrote:
> On Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 13:49:16 UTC, Daniel N wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 00:18:17 UTC, zjh wrote:
>
>> you still can use dub "out of the box", all you have to do is 
>> to include the official linter with the standard installation 
>> of dmd.
>
> If you need `'linter'`, why not `'integrate'` to `'DMD'`, just 
> like `'unittest'`.
> I haven't used 'linter'. As a `'professional'` compiler,If dmd 
> has `builtin` linter and added a switch. Wouldn't it be better?

Yes, but I know Walter, he mentioned many times his dislike for 
compiler switches and warnings and he raised some very good 
points, which I partially agree with, but his dislike of switches 
is even stronger than mine.

Imagine four innocent small switches -A -B -C -D, if you can 
toggle all of these the result is a combinatorial explosion, 
because some bugs might only manifest in certain combinations and 
thus the required testing time increases greatly.

If "we" make our own tools with stricter warnings that can be 
tuned to everyones individual preference, there is 0 risk of 
compiler regressions.