printf and global namespace

[Lionello Lunesu]

Anders F Björklund wrote:
> Lionello Lunesu wrote:
> 
>> For easy debugging it would be better to add a void println(char[]) 
>> function. That's what newbies really want, not printf("%.*s\n",x) and 
>> also no writefln("%s",x) to handle %* in the string correctly.
> 
> Q: What was wrong with "std.stdio.writeln", as the name for it ?
> Just seemed more fitting, writef (with format) => write (without)

I just miss "print" from the old days, but you're right, write[ln] is 
pretty clear :)

Maybe we can rid of the ?: operator and use ? for printing once again!

void main () { ?"hello world" }
(It's a joke :S)

> It leads people to think "oh, printf works with D strings" --> *KABOOM*

True! That's the main reason to move it AFAIC!

L.