Hi

This is the monthly status for the unofficial d wish list: http://all-technology.com/eigenpolls/dwishlist/

Right now the wish list looks like this:

170  Reflection API (#6)
170  Stack tracing (#26)
116  vectorization (#10)
93  Multiple return values (tuples (#28)
85  Multiple opCast per class (#24)
76  Debug check for null reference (#52)
74  Short syntax for new (#18)
70  Native AMD64 codegen (#36)
69  unit test after compilation (#1)
66  extra compiler values (#19)
65  !in (#44)
59  Return-type overloading (#49)
54  Explicit out/inout (#38)
52  Unit test isolation  (#2)
48  Foreach on first/on last (#42)
46  Posix threads support native (#3)
45  Array masking (#11)
41  better syntax for cast (#23)
41  Array pushback/popback (#51)
39  Explicit type initializers (#35)
38  Consistent struct/class sizeof (#40)
37  Variadic arguments re-passing (#102)
34  associative arrays by index (#16)
33  unit test & code separation (#7)
33  coherent assoc. array syntax (#20)
32  black box unit testing (#8)
32  L-Value return (#73)
31  Non-Static isExpression (#37)
31  Explicit module `friendship` (#43)
30  Pass value params byref (#34)
29  auto-member objects (#45)
28  Conditional syncronized (#30)
28  struct constructor (#97)
27  Explicit property keyword (#83)
27  Named keyword arguments (#87)
26  Renaming ctor/dtor (#17)
25  Unit test measurements (#9)
22  User-defined sync function (#31)
21  proper cast operators (#21)
21  Small Exectables (#88)
20  Iterators and Generators (#58)
20  if, while, true, false, int (#86)
19  Pascal like sets (#61)
19  Inline enum declaration (#76)
18  Precise names for floats (#62)
17  Built-in variant type (#56)
15  D library contest (#59)
15  interface to C++ (#71)
15  No Postfix Array Declarations (#85)
14  range type (#106)
14  Full lexical closures (#140)
13  modules must not rely on files (#84)
12  Call log (#47)
12  Meta Information (#69)
12  Multi-Dimensional Allocation (#109)
11  inout variable and return (#60)
11  imag and comp FP types. (#63)
11  conv() and opConv (#66)
11  Real C bitfields (#145)
10  Improve module architecture (#64)
10  Finite sets (#72)
10  copy operator (#95)
10  garbage collection switch  (#96)
9  Against class instance sizeof (#48)
9  inline expansion (#67)
9  opCast overloading (#81)
9  function inheritance (#92)
9  In flight exception detection (#101)
8  Relational class/array algebra (#65)
7  void Class.Method() {} syntax (#146)
6  Parallel Scavenging GC (#80)
6  date/time/datetime literal (#105)
6  in for arrays (#160)
6  Get rid of const (#165)
4  Declaration in function calls (#74)
4  array in template arguments (#91)
4  support struct&array in switch (#99)
4  named tuple (#103)
4  Explicit out/inout/lazy (#110)
4  First-class continuations (#141)
4  Implicit New (#143)
4  static foreach(scope/unscope) (#152)
4  suffix identifiers. (#168)
3  System.Windows.Forms (#93)
3  Statically check for == null (#98)
3  Reallocation Keyword (#108)
3  Better UTF32 Support (#113)
3  Property shortcut (#144)
2  Manage .resources files (#70)
2  Multistep return (#75)
2  constant operater overloading (#100)
2  solve interdepend static this (#107)
2  function call over network (#111)
2  Quick For Syntax (#142)
2  Efficient array opCatAssign (#148)
2  template literal (#150)
2  tuple literal and append-op (#151)
2  Custom Attributes (#159)
2  in for arrays (#161)
2  Keyword Pow Operator (#162)
2  Custom Syntax (#163)
2  {Cleaner Operator Overloading} (#166)
2  Remove const (#171)
2  Remove const (#172)
1  consistant new (#77)
1  temp alias param specialize (#112)
1  remove initializers (#147)
1  variable template(short syntax (#149)
1  __traits (#153)
1  ext property for  basic types (#154)
1  temporary variable (#155)
1  invariant function (#156)
1  Dynamic Conditional (#157)
1  constant member functions (#158)
1  templated constructors (#164)
1  C++ Member Pointers (#167)
1  New Switch Case Design (#170)
0  Better Array Function Template (#169)

4tuu4k002@sneakemail.com wrote:
> This is the monthly status for the unofficial d wish list: http://all-technology.com/eigenpolls/dwishlist/
> 
> Right now the wish list looks like this:

Perhaps these should go into bugzilla as enhancement requests.

> Hi
>
> This is the monthly status for the unofficial d wish list: http://all-technology.com/eigenpolls/dwishlist/
>
> Right now the wish list looks like this:
>
> ...
> 6  Get rid of const (#165)
> ...
> 2  Remove const (#171)
> 2  Remove const (#172)
> ...

Interesting that several people requested the same 'enhancement', but didn't bother to look for the other requests :)

These should probably be combined, and someone should really go through this list and weed out issues that have been solved already.  I saw closures and C++ interface (I think these are at least partially solved).

-Steve

Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>Hi
>>
>>This is the monthly status for the unofficial d wish list:
>>http://all-technology.com/eigenpolls/dwishlist/
>>
>>Right now the wish list looks like this:
>>
>>...
>>6  Get rid of const (#165)
>>...
>>2  Remove const (#171)
>>2  Remove const (#172)
>>...
> 
> 
> Interesting that several people requested the same 'enhancement', but didn't bother to look for the other requests :)
> 
> These should probably be combined, and someone should really go through this list and weed out issues that have been solved already.  I saw closures and C++ interface (I think these are at least partially solved).

Exactly.

The const things should be merged, and yes, I know it is a lot of manual work for the maintainer. But if the list is to stay current and read, then this simply has to be done. Just as well as pruning out-dated entries, and generally going through it, mindfully tidying it up.

One might also wonder if this list actually enjoys the patronage of the D community to an extent sufficient to regularly post the results here. Some statistics might seem in order (as a manual one-time post, vs. an automatic, regular one) to convince the readership of the relevance of the list.