On 05/30/2013 10:09 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: > The major concept difference is ownership. Two references to the same > array do not mysteriously split when length is extended on one of those > references. All references to the same array always refer to the same > array, even when it has to reallocate to extend length. Slices differ > from this behavior, and I can say with great confidence that this is the > most confusing aspect of D slices. > > In addition, shrinking a dynamic array invalidates any data that has now > been removed. D slices do not do this either. Because slices simply > point at data, they don't own it.
I tried to name those semantics by "discretionary sharing semantics": http://forum.dlang.org/thread/hd2fot$mkc$1...@digitalmars.com I have not read that old post mine again now but I still like the term. :) Ali
