On Sun, 22 May 2011 22:46:13 -0400, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
On 2011-05-18 11:03, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work, and why they behav
On 2011-05-18 11:03, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
> (particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
> describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
>
> Being one of the only places where I
On Fri, 20 May 2011 13:57:15 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu
wrote:
On 5/20/11 12:55 PM, Jens Mueller wrote:
Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices
On 5/20/11 12:55 PM, Jens Mueller wrote:
Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
Being one of the only pl
Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
> (particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
> describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
>
> Being one of the only places where I have web space, it's
On Thu, 19 May 2011 00:27:51 -0400, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
On 2011-05-18 21:09, Jesse Phillips wrote:
Jonathan M Davis Wrote:
> The huge advantage of assert over writeln is that it shows you what
the
> result is supposed to be. If you're reading the code or documentation,
> that's extrem
On Thu, 19 May 2011 07:42:57 -0400, Lars T. Kyllingstad
wrote:
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:03:05 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work,
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:03:05 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
> (particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
> describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
>
> Being one of the only
On 2011-05-18 21:09, Jesse Phillips wrote:
> Jonathan M Davis Wrote:
> > The huge advantage of assert over writeln is that it shows you what the
> > result is supposed to be. If you're reading the code or documentation,
> > that's extremely valuable, whereas writeln is useless. However, if what
> >
Jonathan M Davis Wrote:
> The huge advantage of assert over writeln is that it shows you what the
> result
> is supposed to be. If you're reading the code or documentation, that's
> extremely valuable, whereas writeln is useless. However, if what you're
> concerned about is running the code an
> Steven Schveighoffer Wrote:
> > I always wonder about that. One of the issues with assert for people
> > "feeling" out the language is, a passing assert doesn't seem to do
> > anything.
> >
> > For instance, in this example, if you take the code I wrote, and compile
> > it, you'll get a loud ass
Steven Schveighoffer Wrote:
> I always wonder about that. One of the issues with assert for people
> "feeling" out the language is, a passing assert doesn't seem to do
> anything.
>
> For instance, in this example, if you take the code I wrote, and compile
> it, you'll get a loud assertion
On 5/18/2011 2:03 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
Being one of the only places where I have we
Asserts are kind of like going to court and interpreting the silence
of the jury as a not guilty verdict. :p
On Wed, 18 May 2011 16:47:47 -0400, Alex_Dovhal
wrote:
Nice article, very pleasured to read. One thing that strained my mind -
this
exaple:
import std.stdio;
char[] fillAs(char[] buf, size_t num)
{
if(buf.length < num)
buf.length = num; // increase buffer length to be able to hold
On Wed, 18 May 2011 16:37:49 -0400, Jesse Phillips
wrote:
Steven Schveighoffer Wrote:
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
S
On Wed, 18 May 2011 16:22:50 -0400, Andrej Mitrovic
wrote:
Well consider me enlightened. From all the things I've read before
this article, I thought a slice is a special feature that is only
introduced when you take an [n..m] from an array, e.g. my
understanding was something like:
int[] a
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> Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
> (particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
> describe how D slices work, and why they
Steven Schveighoffer Wrote:
> Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
> (particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
> describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
Still reading, but the example should use assertions whic
Well consider me enlightened. From all the things I've read before
this article, I thought a slice is a special feature that is only
introduced when you take an [n..m] from an array, e.g. my
understanding was something like:
int[] a = new int[5]; // a is definitely a dynamic array
auto b = a[1..3
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:44:33 -0400, David Gileadi
wrote:
I do have a couple of nits:
Fixed
-Steve
On 5/18/11, David Gileadi wrote:
> There is at least one other place in the document that also make this mistake.
The first sentence! :]
Having seen quite a few incorrect descriptions of how D slices work
(particularly regarding appending), I wrote an article that tries to
describe how D slices work, and why they behave the way they do.
Being one of the only places where I have web space, it's on my
dcollections site, I prob
On 5/18/11 11:03 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Please, if you have any comments or recommendations, let me know.
First off, this is a fantastic article. Thanks for clearly explaining a
fairly subtle concept. I'm especially happy to finally understand how
appending to a slice can avoid rea
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:44:33 -0400, David Gileadi
wrote:
On 5/18/11 11:03 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Please, if you have any comments or recommendations, let me know.
First off, this is a fantastic article. Thanks for clearly explaining a
fairly subtle concept. I'm especially happ
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