Lars T. Kyllingstad Wrote: > clueless bystander wrote: > > Watching D evolve from the outside there seems to be a lot of ongoing > > discussion > > on this newsgroup about the D range idiom which is somehow opposed to > > conventional > > thinking about iterators. > > > > Can someone please explain in plain words just exactly what a range is and > > how > > it differs from the iterator concept (if that's appropriate???) and what > > are the benefits > > from a data modeling and access perspective. > > > > Sure, I'm clueless, though suspect many other bystanders would appreciate a > > succinct heads-up. > > > > Thanks, > > clueless bystander > > > I'm probably not the right person to answer your question, since I have > virtually no experience with C++ iterators. Instead I'll just refer you > to Andrei's own article on the subject: > > http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1407357 > > Please don't hesitate to ask again if it didn't clear things up for you. :) > > -Lars
Yes, well, thanks again. The first 7 pages seemed to have plausible arguments but the going get tough thereafter. Maybe the reason ranges are not popular is that they are hard to explain even though they might be simple and obvious in hindsight. Sigh, c.b.
