On 13 January 2012 22:37, Walter Bright <newshou...@digitalmars.com> wrote:
> >> Also, slight bikeshedding issue: I'm not so sure on using names like int4 >> for >> vectors. You see things like int32 a lot to mean a 32-bit integer, or >> int8 to >> mean an 8-bit integer. Using this notation for vectors may be confusing. >> >> As for what to change it to, I don't really care. int4v, vec_int4, >> int_vector4, >> anything. It doesn't matter. >> > > If int4 is out, I'd prefer something like vint4. Something short. > It's a hard call. I like float4/int4, and like the similarity to Cg/HLSL personally. And these are the types that will be used 99% of the time. short8 is very rare by comparison... I'm quite apprehensive about making a compromise for the significantly less frequently used type. That said, it did make me a little uncomfortable the moment I read it...
