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[Walter Bright]

Anders F Björklund wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>>> So are you saying that we should *not* write
>>> "version(whatever) {} else" for D's #ifndef ?
>>
>> No, I'm saying one should not have properties that contain a negative, 
>> such as NOTMAIN or NOALIAS.
> 
> Agreed. It's better to pick the positive - if possible.

A couple of times I've been briefly stumped trying to come up with the 
right positive, but every time I was able to figure one out, and was 
pleasantly surprised to discover that it was worth it - the code is more 
readable.

Note that I mean positive in the logic sense, not in the "think good 
thoughts" sense.