Rework some wording around out and inout parameters #312
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This somewhat future proofs some aspects of the language here by saying that [in]out parmaeter initialization is copy-initialization, but the writeback assignment is _assignment_. That allows for clarity around overloaded operators so that the argument life becomse something like this: ``` auto &ArgTmp = (Arg); // Evaluate the argument expr saving it. T Param = ArgTmp; // Copy-initialize Param with Arg's result. call(Param); // Call the function. ArgTmp = Param; // Assign back the Param result with =. ```
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This somewhat future proofs some aspects of the language here by saying that [in]out parmaeter initialization is copy-initialization, but the writeback assignment is assignment. That allows for clarity around overloaded operators so that the argument life becomse something like this: