static and protection

[Kyle Furlong]

John C wrote:
> It appears that protection attributes on static class methods don't get 
> recognised. This compiles without errors:
> 
>     module stuff;
> 
>     class Visible {
>         private static void hidden() {}
>     }
> 
>     -----8<-----
>     module program;
> 
>     import stuff;
> 
>     void main() {
>         Visible.hidden();
>     }
> 
> An error is issued if hidden() is at module level. I sometimes feel that 
> classes are second-class citizens in D. 
> 
> 

This protection stuff is rediculous, any modern OO language needs to handle these things well.