On Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at 21:14:26 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
On 10/27/2015 09:18 PM, tsbockman wrote:
I don't think any dead code is being generated,
This seems to be a misunderstanding. I mean generated using
mixins or template instantiation. Sure, it will usually be
removed, but why generate and semantically analyze it in the
first place.
Forcing me to add `static if`s with redundant and potentially
complex predicates just to make my code do the exact same thing
it would have done anyway is a violation of "Don't Repeat
Yourself", with all of the usual consequences:
* The more places the same logic is expressed, the more chances I
have to get it wrong and cause a bug.
* Even if I get it right the first time, a redundant predicate
could get out of sync with the rest of the code later, causing a
bug.
* It's a waste of my time, which is more valuable than my
computer's time.
* It clutters up the code with statements which add little
(useful) information.
