On Sunday, 4 December 2022 at 09:54:53 UTC, Salih Dincer wrote:
Recently DIP1044 was published about enum and although we can
use `with()` instead we waste time unnecessarily...
With cannot be used in calls.
Hence when calling a function you need to either spell out the
enum type or wrap the c
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 03:04:47 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
I have implemented that in
[styx](https://gitlab.com/styx-lang/styx).
1. You have the type for dynamic arrays, called TypeRcArray,
syntax is `Type[+]`
2. You have the type for slices (what you describe as a
window), syntax is
On Saturday, 3 December 2022 at 22:46:31 UTC, DLearner wrote:
I agree should not change existing meaning of
```
int[] A;
```
But why not allow a construct for value-type variable arrays
like:
```
int[*] B;
```
There's no reason to add more complexity to the language for this
when the same r
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 02:29:03 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
[...]
If you want a dynamic array with value semantics, you should
use a library-defined container type (e.g., `struct
DynamicArray`).
I agree should not change existing meaning of
```
int[] A;
```
But why not allow a const
On 11/29/22 15:25, DLearner wrote:
> 'dynamic array' is
> not a reasonable description for a construct that behaves like
> VarArr2[3] becoming 40.
I agree with you: It has always bothered me to call the following a
dynamic array:
int[] arr;
'arr' is not a dynamic array but the slice interf
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 03:04:47 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
Essentially slices are only useful to be consumed locally,
typically
```d
while mySlice.length do
{
slice = slice[1..$];
}
```
sorry I cant force push, it was obviously meant to be written as
```d
while mySlice.length do
{
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 18:59:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
To me, it appears that there are really two (_entirely
separate_) concepts:
A. Supporting the useful concept of variable length (but
otherwise entirely conventional) arrays;
B. Supporting a language feature that acts as a window to
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 18:59:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
To me, it appears that there are really two (_entirely
separate_) concepts:
A. Supporting the useful concept of variable length (but
otherwise entirely conventional) arrays;
B. Supporting a language feature that acts as a window to
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 01:53:10 UTC, Siarhei Siamashka
wrote:
Rust also appears to be picky about the order of operations:
```Rust
fn main() {
let mut a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
let c = a;
let b = &mut a;
b[1] = 99;
println!("{:?}", b); // [1, 99, 3, 4, 5]
print
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 00:40:57 UTC, Vladimir
Panteleev wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 18:59:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
Suggestion: it would be clearer if the two concepts were
separated:
1. Convert 'int[] VarArr;' so it produces a straightforward
_value-type_ variable array, ca
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 23:25:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
Many languages also have variable length arrays, I suggest D's
'dynamic array' _does not_ operate as expected.
I'm not suggesting that the result contradicts D's definition
of 'dynamic array', nor it's implementation, just that 'dynam
On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 00:40:57 UTC, Vladimir
Panteleev wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 18:59:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
Suggestion: it would be clearer if the two concepts were
separated:
1. Convert 'int[] VarArr;' so it produces a straightforward
_value-type_ variable array, ca
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 18:59:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
Suggestion: it would be clearer if the two concepts were
separated:
1. Convert 'int[] VarArr;' so it produces a straightforward
_value-type_ variable array, called 'VarArr';
2. Implement a new concept 'int slice Window;' to produce an
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 23:25:46 UTC, DLearner wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 19:06:20 UTC, rikki cattermole
wrote:
[...]
Please see the following example:
...
I think this was discussed before a few weeks ago here (But I
don't remember the thread), and this is a design choic
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 19:06:20 UTC, rikki cattermole
wrote:
[...]
Please see the following example:
```
void main() {
import std.stdio;
int[] VarArr1, VarArr2;
VarArr1.length = 6;
VarArr1[5] = 10;
VarArr1[4] = 9;
VarArr1[3] = 8;
VarArr1[2] = 7;
VarArr1[1] = 6
Okay you have misunderstand a lot here.
We have two types of arrays:
- Static, fixed sized stored on stack.
- Dynamic, variable sized, stored on the heap.
However dynamic arrays are not actually a distinct type in the type
system, its a language extension to use runtime hooks using the GC.
W
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