On 3/2/12 7:33 AM, Kevin Cox wrote: [snip]
In, conclusion. (Tl:Dr) slices and AAs do not allow polymorphism and therefore are decreasing the power and flexibility of D.
Slices are primitive, concrete components that are close to the metal and are best for implementing abstractions, not defining them. You can always build and use abstract interfaces (that may or may not use slices internally). But at a point the turtles must end, and that's where the slices are.
Andrei
