Overloading the assignment operator, right now!

[Sean Kelly]

Georg Wrede wrote:
> Overloading of the assignment operator is not allowed in D.

Overloading the assignment operator in a language where objects are 
manipulated through references would be a bit weird, wouldn't it?  It 
would almost require the creation of a new assignment operator meant 
specifically for copy semantics, similar to how we have '==' and 'is' 
for identity vs. equality comparisons.


Sean