"Lars T. Kyllingstad" <public@kyllingen.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message
news:ikimed$2vba$5...@digitalmars.com...
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:20:22 +0100, spir wrote:
>
>> On 02/28/2011 11:13 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>>> But I still don't see the need for this feature. Aren't people using
>>>> IDEs where the function signature (with parameter names) pops up when
>>>> you're entering the function, and when you move the mouse over the
>>>> function call?
>>
>> You are wrong Don, this is not an argument. The feature is *not* for
>> writing code, but for reading it (first your own code). Obviously, if
>> you can write parameter names, this means you know them somehow, lol!
>> The names provide highly valuable info at /reading/ time.
>>
>>> Dunno, vim doesn't do that for me currently. Also, if reviewing code
>>> on github, there is no ide.
>>
>> Geany does it, but only for currently open files. Meaning, to have it
>> work when programming in D, I should have the whole stdlib open in geany
>> tabs... Anyway, as said above, this feature is 'orthogonal' to the
>> question discussed in this thread.
>>
>> I'm fed up with people opposing to features very relevant for code
>> clarity, which they are not forced to use, and can hardly bother when
>> reading code themselves. Is the second statement below really that hard
>> to read?
>> p = new Point([1,2,3], [3,2,1]);
>> p = new Point(color:[1,2,3], pos:[3,2,1]);
>
> Are the following really that hard to read?
>
> p = new Point(/* color */ [1,2,3], /* pos */ [3,2,1]);
>
> p = new Point(
> [1, 2, 3], // color
> [3, 2, 1], // pos
> );
>
> -Lars
class Point {
this(int[3] pos, int[3] color) {...}
}
p = new Point(/* color */ [1,2,3], /* pos */ [3,2,1]);
Big Fail.
