Re: [OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

2014-08-27 Thread jollie via Digitalmars-d
Walter Bright Wrote in message: > On 8/27/2014 12:50 PM, Idan Arye wrote: >> Aren't these the patent numbers? > > Nope. Too many digits. Tried them, the form rejected them. > Spoke too soon. A patent number has not been issued as far as I can tell. This is listed in the application database.

Re: [OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

2014-08-27 Thread jollie via Digitalmars-d
Walter Bright Wrote in message: > On 8/27/2014 12:50 PM, Idan Arye wrote: >> Aren't these the patent numbers? > > Nope. Too many digits. Tried them, the form rejected them. > Application number : 13/734750 Patent number: 0196008 --

Re: Case for std.experimental

2014-07-30 Thread jollie via Digitalmars-d
"Dicebot" Wrote in message: > What keeps bothering me is this: imagine something has not passed > vote for std.experimental inclusion. That means that some changes > will happen, one more voting and it will eventually get there one > release later. > > And if has passed the vote, effectively

Re: Case for std.experimental

2014-07-30 Thread jollie via Digitalmars-d
"Dicebot" Wrote in message: > On Tuesday, 29 July 2014 at 17:35:34 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu > wrote: >> I'd just want to have a simple litmus test that prevents >> std.experimental from becoming a dumping ground of unfinished >> work. Consider: >> >> "Folks, here's std.experimental.acme. I thin