On Thursday, 12 July 2018 at 06:54:37 UTC, RazvanN wrote:
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If by "come in pairs" you mean that you can define them both,
then yes,
that is the case. Will add a paragraph in the DIP to specify
this.
You mentioned that it's terrible that the assignment operator
and the copy constructor come in pairs. Why is that? Would you
rather
have a copy constructor that is used also as an assignment
operator?
Because, like in C++, now you have to implement both and make
sure they do the same thing. Boilerplaty and a recipe for
disaster.
Atila
