• Arlen (5/5) Apr 16 2013 Gofix, "a tool to mechanically update code to accommodate language and
• Brian Schott (6/12) Apr 16 2013 Static analysis and other dev tools have a chain of dependencies,

Arlen <arlen.ng gmx.com> writes:

Gofix, "a tool to mechanically update code to accommodate language and
library changes."

Mr. Pike talks more about it starting at 8:26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj9T2c2Xk_s&feature=player_embedded


I wish D had such a tool.  Any chance?

"Brian Schott" <briancschott gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 16 April 2013 at 20:39:51 UTC, Arlen wrote:
 Gofix, "a tool to mechanically update code to accommodate 
 language and
 library changes."

 Mr. Pike talks more about it starting at 8:26
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj9T2c2Xk_s&feature=player_embedded


 I wish D had such a tool.  Any chance?

Static analysis and other dev tools have a chain of dependencies, 
the beginning of which is a complete and correct grammar 
definition. I've been working on one for the past several days.

There is a chance that such a tool could be created for D, but 
there's a lot of work to be done to get there.