Beta 2.079.0

[Nicholas Wilson]

On Monday, 19 February 2018 at 10:49:03 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
> Glad to announce the first beta for the 2.079.0 release, ♥ to 
> the 77 contributors for this release.
>
> http://dlang.org/download.html#dmd_beta 
> http://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html
>
> As usual please report any bugs at https://issues.dlang.org
>
> - ----
>
> This is probably the most feature-laden 2 month release ever.
>
> Highlights:
>
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#lazy-gc-init 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#includeimports 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#minimal_runtime 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#toString
>
> There is experimental `@nogc` exception throwing `-dip1008` 
> (still
> missing changelog).
> Windows got a new experimental toolchain based on the lld 
> linker and
> MinGW import libraries. This will hopefully replace OMF in the
> long-term without requiring heavy VC installations. Of course 
> VC will
> remain the primary toolchain on Windows. (still missing 
> changelog)
>
> A few remaining private symbols leaks have been fixed. 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#private 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#fix17630 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#fix18219
>
> Some small syntax goodies:
>
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#multi_module_selective_imports https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#default_after_variadic
>
> Some noteworthy deprecations:
>
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#deprecate_delete 
> https://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.0.html#hexstrings
>
> - -Martin

Awesome.

A typo.

Lambda comparison using __traits(isSame, ...)
     ... Whenver ...