On Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 06:39:08 UTC, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
In any case, since Phobos in general uses ranges all over the
place, it really doesn't make sense that std.range would have
all of the range-related functions. It just has some of the
core ones that are range-specific and arguably not algorithms
(but again, the distinctions can be blurry at times). And
regardless of how clear some of the distinctions between the
modules were originally, those lines have been blurred as the
functionality of some of the functions involved has expanded.
So, understanding the basic distinctions between the various
modules helps make it possible to find stuff more easily, but
functions aren't always where you might expect them to be,
depending on what your expectations are.
- Jonathan M Davis
Interesting historical context, thanks for letting us know.
My difficulty would've been eased by more documentation and
examples (the official docs examples tend) :). Unfortunately, D
really lacks in this regard, despite its age.
I might write myself something about how to do basic stuff in D
as I learn.
