It would be ironic to call it go instead of duck.
- it helps memorizing what it does
- it's a funny reminder of the Go vs Go! naming issue with D template
instanciation (!)
- "we can do that, with templates"
> auto d = go!Drawable(c); // awes
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
> I was talking to Walter about Kenji's adaptTo. We both think it's a very
> powerful enabler, but adaptTo is a bland name. After discussing a few
> marketing strategies, I proposed "duck". It's short, simple, and evokes
> "duck typing".
>
> class C
> {
> int draw(){ return 10; }
> }
> interface Drawable
> {
> long draw();
> }
> ...
> auto c = new C;
> auto d = duck!Drawable(c); // awes
>
> Kenji, I'll be looking forward to your submission :o). Would be great to
> allow structs to duck, too!
>
>
> Andrei
