On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 11:18:12PM +0200, deadalnix wrote: [...] > C don't have out parameters as D have. C have pointer to do kind of > out parameters, and D have pointers too, this is a non issue.
I argue that using 'out' vs. a pointer is a good thing, because it clarifies intent. When you see a pointer, it's far from clear whether it's an input parameter, an output parameter, or both. More and more, I'm leaning towards the opinion that all code should reveal intent, preferably in a language-supported way. Unclear intent is what leads to subtle bugs caused by people calling functions with wrong assumptions. (You'd think this should be a non-problem with programmers, who are presumably smart enough to figure things out without being told in the face, but I've seen too much "enterprise" code by now to not be cynical about it.) T -- Heuristics are bug-ridden by definition. If they didn't have bugs, they'd be algorithms.
