Food for thought

[Don Clugston]

Dave wrote:
> Don Clugston wrote:
>> Robby wrote:
>>> The implementation of array methods to me is one of the sexiest, and 
>>> yet quietest features of D. Probably do to the duh factor, but none 
>>> the less. (any method that has an array as the first argument can use 
>>> a shortened syntax)
>>
>> IIRC, it's quiet because it was originally a bug. Albeit a very 
>> popular one. And that's why it only works in a peculiar subset of cases.
>> Even for arrays, it doesn't work for operator overloading, unfortunately.
>> I wonder if Walter's worked out why it works <g>. (Mind you, the list of 
> 
> I don't think it was ever unintentional: expression.c, line 4895 (v1.005)

OK, I've finally begun an Easter egg list <g>.

http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?EasterEggs


> 
>> Easter eggs that have appeared in D is getting pretty impressive -- 
>> maybe it's a half-implemented feature rather than a bug).
>>
>> It would indeed be fabulous if it worked all cases.