On 11/10/14 11:16, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote:
On 10/10/2014 4:16 PM, Joseph Rushton Wakeling via Digitalmars-d wrote:
I agree with that general sentiment, but doesn't this patch only deprecate
left-hand-side function attributes?
Only some of them, others remain:
pure int foo() { ... }
Not good. If LHS function attributes are to be deprecated, it really ought to
be all or nothing.
I don't particularly mind you refusing it, but deprecation (in support of good
stylistic practice) isn't breaking.
Deprecation means it'll be removed.
Hmm, maybe I've misunderstood the deprecation process. It was my understanding
that, to remove a feature or function, it was necessary to deprecate it first;
but that deprecation would not necessarily always lead to deletion.
I may be thinking too specifically of Phobos, where it's obviously much easier
to deprecate a module without ever removing it.
