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diff --git a/reasoning b/reasoning new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a0d3f2a --- /dev/null +++ b/reasoning @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Some reasons for some stuff done here. Not going to be a part of the specification, just ideas for why. + +nofail: + If you can get into a situation where there's no way to free resources you no longer need, you have done something wrong. + If the language doesn't give you a way to do the above, the language has done something wrong. + free(), close(), and other such should be marked as `nofail`, so that you don't run out of stack space trying to call them, resulting in inability to free resources. + + Good for situations where failing to call a function partway through is deemed (by the programmer) undesirable. + + Also usable for times when you don't want to have to deal with failure. |