On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 5:30 PM, john skaller <skal...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I am thinking of introducing a new type to Felix: @t. This is a pointer to a > t. > Here's the rub: > > Apart from dereferencing, pointers in C have two extra properties: > they can be NULL, and they can be incremented.
I like the idea of making people explicitly test for nulls, but I wonder if it'd make sense to push things even farther. Most new languages these days don't directly expose raw pointers. Does it make sense for us to do so, or could we get by without them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Felix-language mailing list Felix-language@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/felix-language
