On 2012-11-29 10:56, Max Samukha wrote:

> I want to remind you that there is still no consensus about whether
> unconstrained attributes are good or bad.

That's why it's not good to have it in master, the whole feature.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

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> I'm trying to find a safe spot in the middle of a file, where I can start parsing, normally you have to parse the entire file to understand it, ex with your grammar files, there are many keywords inside huge strings, so basically I let the compiler handle comments and white-space parsing, which allows to me to make a stable localized parser for a subset of the language.


OK, this I get.


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>  What I don't get is how the [__LINE__] part in magic contains significant
>> info.
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> It allows me to retrieve the entire original source for a declaration... it kinda emulates a ".sourceof" trait / property. :)
>

Yeah but... What does this have to do with __LINE__? I'm sorry if I'm dumb here, I still haven't used UDAs.

On Thursday, 29 November 2012 at 00:16:28 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
> Can someone remember me why this ended up in master ? This feature is clearly not ready.

Please, read this thread, esp towards the end.

"Breaking D2 language/spec changes with D1 being discontinued in a month"

The current lack of a sane development and release process is messing up a lot of people like myself. I cannot take D seriously for commercial usage if I cannot rely on at least 3 versions of the compiler. We need one for stable, another for testing/release candidate (these two I would rely on), and a 3rd for adding in new stuff for the compiler + lib devs. However there probably should be a forth "experimental" branch for people like Walter who perform experimental work, such as the spontaneous introduction of UDA's.

Debian follows a similar system, and is a clear real-world example of a very good development and release process.

Currently, I'm concluding that I simply cannot rely on D for anything but experimental tinkering, which means back to C++ for the commercial work that I do for a living, and that's a real shame! D has a lot of potential, but it's being undermined by a willy-nilly process, which honestly speaking boils down to decisions being made by the current management at the helm.

--rt