Open source dmd on Reddit!

[Georg Wrede]

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> 
> "Can't live without bitfields! Give me bitfields and I'll lift the Earth!"
> 
> "Here they are, std.bitmanip. Well-defined and more portable and 
> flexible than C's."
> 
> "Meh, don't like the definition syntax."


Now, now. There. Don't cry.  ;-)

They might be an unglamorous part of D, and seldom used, but for the guy 
who ends up needing bitfields, they're a godsend!

Like a can opener. You can live weeks without needing one, but when 
you've got a can, it's not nice to open it with the kitchen knife.