Open source dmd on Reddit!

grauzone none at example.net
Fri Mar 6 20:04:33 PST 2009


Georg Wrede wrote:
> 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.

Creating a can opener on your own is not as trivial as re-implementing 
bitfields.


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