On 5/30/13 1:44 PM, Maxim Fomin wrote:
On Thursday, 30 May 2013 at 17:09:05 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
On Thu, 30 May 2013 12:56:46 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer
<schvei...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Thu, 30 May 2013 12:46:39 -0400, Maxim Fomin
<ma...@maxim-fomin.ru> wrote:
Please provide reasons why it is wrong (but without explanation how
druntime allocates memory which is irrelevant).
It's wrong in that D's spec re-defines dynamic arrays from the
traditional definition (I think for the sake of simplicity, but I
didn't write the definition, so I'm not sure). D's slices aren't
dynamic arrays, no matter how many specs say so.
Oh, you were looking for an actual *functional* differences between
slices and dynamic arrays.
-Steve
I was looking for explanation why after years of stable array definition
one article abolish official spec (without changing it) and major
implementation without any Walter or Andrei approval. I got an answer in
previous comment but found it unsatisfactory: simply because somebody
considers that D definitions contradict to some external notions is not
a reason to change it. There are other places in D which do not
correspond with names in other languages or with general terms. Also,
there is as much opinions, as much people, so moving language toward
some external definition is a problematic task.
It would be good if Walter or Andrei comment on this.
Not sure I understand the context.
Andrei
