Generic memory allocation in D

[Walter Bright]

On 3/4/2024 3:40 AM, Dom DiSc wrote:
> That's a very weak argument.
> Normally if one calls a function, the if-part is where the result is worked with 
> (the main path) and the else part is for error-handling. This is especially true 
> for ReadFile().
> That in this specific case only an error handling part exists is the exception, 
> not the rule.

Don't think I haven't struggled with this question.

Consider also that the convention for system calls is 0 is success and anything 
else is an error.