digitalmars.D - Mutable and pure - Should we move this discussion offsite?
- guslay (14/14) Apr 04 2008 It seems to me that we have reached the limits of the public forum forma...
- Paul D Anderson (2/26) Apr 04 2008
- Bill Baxter (4/11) Apr 04 2008 I think we should move the discussion to the bug tracker.
- Janice Caron (5/8) Apr 05 2008 Discussions don't move, they split. If you start a new discussion
It seems to me that we have reached the limits of the public forum format. Any further reflection will be lost in the noise. I think all the arguments that could me made are out there. If we want the discussion to progress, we need a way to structure and expose the arguments, definitions, examples and counter-examples in a systematic approach. I propose either, A - We move the discussion to a wiki ( http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi ? ). B - People interested can individually, or collectively, submit a comprehensive proposal (iso-c++ style, yeah). It would give breading room to other subjects, and a more efficient way to invest our energy. I hope that Walter will play along, and expose the flaws in our collective judgment, or correct misinformation. Themes that could be discussed: - Key concepts definition. - Why mutable is useful. - How mutable can be emulated? How is this equivalent? - What is the impact on the language? - What is a pure function? - What's the impact of mutable on pure function? Could mutable members go undetected inside a pure function? - Etc........
Apr 04 2008
guslay Wrote:It seems to me that we have reached the limits of the public forum format. Any further reflection will be lost in the noise. I think all the arguments that could me made are out there. If we want the discussion to progress, we need a way to structure and expose the arguments, definitions, examples and counter-examples in a systematic approach. I propose either,I agree.A - We move the discussion to a wiki ( http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi ? ). B - People interested can individually, or collectively, submit a comprehensive proposal (iso-c++ style, yeah). It would give breading room to other subjects, and a more efficient way to invest our energy. I hope that Walter will play along, and expose the flaws in our collective judgment, or correct misinformation. Themes that could be discussed: - Key concepts definition. - Why mutable is useful. - How mutable can be emulated? How is this equivalent? - What is the impact on the language? - What is a pure function? - What's the impact of mutable on pure function? Could mutable members go undetected inside a pure function? - Etc........
Apr 04 2008
guslay wrote:It seems to me that we have reached the limits of the public forum format. Any further reflection will be lost in the noise. I think all the arguments that could me made are out there. If we want the discussion to progress, we need a way to structure and expose the arguments, definitions, examples and counter-examples in a systematic approach. I propose either, A - We move the discussion to a wiki ( http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi ? ).I think we should move the discussion to the bug tracker. Because that seems to be the only way to get Andrei involved. --bb
Apr 04 2008
On 04/04/2008, guslay <guslay gmail.com> wrote:I propose either, A - We move the discussion to a wiki ( http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi ? ).Discussions don't move, they split. If you start a new discussion somewhere else, all that will happen is that there will then be two discussions.B - People interested can individually, or collectively, submit a comprehensive proposal (iso-c++ style, yeah).I think we are close to being ready to do that. So - submit how, and to where?
Apr 05 2008