alt Hacker NewsAlso, as I was writing this, a couple things occurred to me:
* We _could_ use the function parameter syntax `entities: &world.entities[]` instead of `entities in world.entities[]`.
* "Groups" aren't really central to understanding the idea, so Path Borrowing might be a better name than Group Borrowing.
Opinions welcome =)
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munchler • today at 1:50 PM
FWIW `foo in bar` implies iteration to me, not a path. In the .NET world, for example, `bar` would be a collection that we’re iterating through, assigning each element to `foo` in turn.
_old_dude_ • today at 4:57 PM
Assuming “groups” are mainly about grouped invalidation, I agree, Path Borrowing is the better name, since it describes the core idea rather than the implementation mechanism.
scotty79 • today at 4:06 PM
Love both.
A bit more fuel for the bikesheding aspect of this:
Subtree borrowing.
(Single ownership stemming from main is a tree of owners; each path specifies some subtree)
(Btw. I enjoyed reading it)