mixin + CTFE, to big a hammer??

[John Reimer]

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:03:27 -0700, Hasan Aljudy wrote:

> John Reimer wrote:
>> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:29:30 -0700, Hasan Aljudy wrote:
>> 
>>> kris wrote:
>>>> BCS wrote:
>>>>
>>>> D mixin, in it's current guise, is about equivalent to crack-cocaine. 
>>>> Easily the worst thing that happened to the language, IMO.
>>>>
>>>> Just say no
>>> Just give it time, wait for it to mature from experience.
>> 
>> ??
>> 
>> It's been around for a bit already. It doesn't seem to be getting better?
>> 
>> -JJR
> 
> um, it's only been around for 2 versions ...
> 
> I'm not in a position to say this, but keep using and testing it, report 
> problems and suggest improvements.


Two versions?? 

I meant mixins... I was referring to mixin's alone, not CTFE.
mixin's aren't the loveliest or most reliable feature to enter the D
arsenal. And it's unfortunate if the language ends up adopting the mixin
syntax as a base for experimenting with certain features.

-JJR