1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:


http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/special_functions.html#ix_special_functions.copy%20constructor

Of course, now I stress that postblit is discouraged.

2) The other noteworthy change in the book is my now-different stance on variables: Now I recommend 'const' over 'immutable' for variables. And I favor 'in' for parameters over 'const'. (Unfortunately, not all code in the book follow those guidelines.)

And I recommend the -preview=in command line switch:


http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/function_parameters.html#ix_function_parameters.in,%20parameter

3) I've updated all electronic formats: PDF, EPUB, AZW3, and MOBI:

  http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/

I had some trouble with ebooks in the past: The fonts would not work and table of contents would not be generated. Please let me know if you see something wrong.

WARNING: The paper book publishers are not updated yet. If you order a paper book now, you will get the old book. (I think from December 2020.)

Ali

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 02:07:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> 1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:
>
>
> http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/special_functions.html#ix_special_functions.copy%20constructor
>
> [...]

Splendid!

Will the physical book also be updated?

Thanks!

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 02:07:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> 1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:
>
>
> http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/special_functions.html#ix_special_functions.copy%20constructor
>
> Of course, now I stress that postblit is discouraged.

Bit early, methinks. Copy ctors aren't even fully supported by the runtime yet.

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 02:07:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> 1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:
>
>
> http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/special_functions.html#ix_special_functions.copy%20constructor
>
> [...]

Good to see you keep it up to date.

On 1/8/22 5:49 AM, Stanislav Blinov wrote:

>> Of course, now I stress that postblit is discouraged.
>
> Bit early, methinks. Copy ctors aren't even fully supported by the
> runtime yet.

Thanks. The spec discourages postblit as well. What's the best of saying it then? Something like "There are still limitations of copy constructors as of this writing." Or there are just bugs?

Ali

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 16:24:03 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> On 1/8/22 5:49 AM, Stanislav Blinov wrote:
>
> >> Of course, now I stress that postblit is discouraged.
> >
> > Bit early, methinks. Copy ctors aren't even fully supported
> by the
> > runtime yet.
>
> Thanks. The spec discourages postblit as well. What's the best of saying it then? Something like "There are still limitations of copy constructors as of this writing." Or there are just bugs?
>
> Ali

They are all, most certainly, bugs. But they're there ever since copy ctors have been introduced, and with no clear perspective on when they're going to be fixed. Some are pretty nasty - https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22614 . Spec recommending to switch to copy ctors is... dubious - what's the point if you can't even dup an array correctly?..

Maybe something like "Support for copy constructors hasn't been fully integrated into the D runtime library yet"?

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 13:23:52 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 02:07:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
>> 1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:
>>
>>
>> http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/special_functions.html#ix_special_functions.copy%20constructor
>>
>> [...]
>
> Splendid!
>
> Will the physical book also be updated?
>
> Thanks!

I don't think it is possible. You have to buy a new copy when published. /s

On Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 09:21:46 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote:
> On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 13:23:52 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
>> On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 02:07:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
>>> 1) After about three years, I finally added copy constructors:
[...]
>> Will the physical book also be updated?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> I don't think it is possible. You have to buy a new copy when published. /s

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