On 5 May 2012 02:38, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisp...@gmx.com> wrote: > On Saturday, May 05, 2012 02:30:00 Manu wrote: > > On 4 May 2012 23:16, Jakob Ovrum <jakobov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Perhaps it would be better if "a" was declared like this: > > >> ref(int) a (); > > > > > > ref is not a type qualifier, I think that would be even more > confusing. It > > > would be completely out of sync with the rest of the language. > > > > But maybe it should be, then you'd be able to declare ref variables > > anywhere, like in C++... what's the disadvantage of that? > > I know that Walter's against it, but unfortunately, I don't recall his > arguments. But I'd certainly be very surprised if it ever happened. >
Yes, I get that impression also. But it seems strange, it would automatically solve these problems, and as a handy bonus, it would be useful in lots of other situations! :)
