DMD 0.154 release

Derek Parnell derek at psych.ward
Thu Apr 13 22:35:19 PDT 2006


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:41:30 +1000, Georg Wrede <georg at nospam.org> wrote:



>
> Let's put it this way: if a programmer insists on using a font where l,  
> I, 1, O, 0, etc. have the slightest chance of looking like each other,  
> then that programmer is not one we'd want in the D community.
>
> I promised Derek to not put down a certain programming language, but  
> let's just say, that anyone with a history of C (or C++), can't in their  
> worst nightmares, imagine using a font that doesn't make a difference  
> between 0, O, 1, l, I,,, etc.

ROTFLOL ... I went so far as to create a variety of Courier that changed  
the lowercase L to look like the lowercase T (t) but without the bar, and  
put a dot inside the Zero glyph to make it distinguishable. If anyone  
wants it just let me know.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia



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