On Monday, 25 November 2013 at 11:12:12 UTC, Maxim Fomin wrote:
On Monday, 25 November 2013 at 11:07:01 UTC, ilya-stromberg
wrote:
int my_gobal_var;
.my_global_var = 7;
Is it possible?
Sorry if I didn't explain idea properly.
We can force using `.` before global variables. Almost
everybody agree that use global variables is bad idea, so
additional symbol looks acceptable.
And what to do with code already written? What exactly should
be said to people who have to maintain the code? Do you
volunteer to write a dmd/druntime/phobos pull?
One of the things I had in mind with my idea at least, was that
it could be introduced without breaking code, and would simply be
a global scope (namespace) that folks could use to store their
global variables. It would provide some additional safety/clarity
for projects that wanted it.
Perhaps it could be implemented as a library (although that would
likely preclude the exact syntax I showed). I don't feel I have
the experience with D yet to implement such a thing. But maybe I
will add it to my list of possible future projects.
