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digitalmars.D - Implicit template instantiations

reply Nick <Nick_member pathlink.com> writes:
Sorry to drag out this old dead horse again, but can anyone remind me why D
doesn't support implicit template instantiation? Is it for ideological reasons,
or because it would be to difficult to implement?

Nick
Aug 23 2004
parent J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> writes:
In article <cgckfe$2arv$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Nick says...
Sorry to drag out this old dead horse again, but can anyone remind me why D
doesn't support implicit template instantiation? Is it for ideological reasons,
or because it would be to difficult to implement?

Nick
I think it was ideology at first, but now it's more because of the increase of complexity: http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?TemplateInstantiation jcc7
Aug 23 2004