On Sunday, November 20, 2011 13:47:31 Peter Alexander wrote: > On 20/11/11 8:40 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > Thanks to all who provided feedback! I read again the entire thread, > > then made one more pass: > > > > http://d-programming-language.org/new/ > > Much better :-) > > A few comments: > > Can we please not use the term RAII? First, only C++ people know what it > means, and second, its expansion doesn't tell you what it does or what > it is used for. Just say something like "scoped deterministic memory > management" or something like that. I'm sure C++ people will link that > to RAII, and non-C++ people will have a better idea of what it means.
Making it a link to wikipedia should be plenty. The C++ will know what RAII is, and anyone who's learning D should learn it. The combination of an example, the brief explanation that's there, and a link to Wikipedia should be plenty for people to be able to figure out what they need to know. And it _is_ a very important feature for those who know what it means. - Jonathan M Davis