Why version() ?

[Walter Bright]

Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Walter Bright" <newshound1 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
> news:gmt6l0$rff$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> Denis Koroskin wrote:
>>> Does it look any better? No way!
>> Of course doing it that way doesn't look any better, because it still just 
>> replicates the C preprocessor style of doing it.
>>
> 
> Which just goes to show that the restrictions you've placed on D's version() 
> (in order to eliminate rat's nest versioning) DON'T eliminate rat's nest 
> versioning.

But they do make it more painful to write the rat's nest, which can be 
motivating to find a more appropriate solution.


>> A far better solution...
> 
> And we can come up with better solutions for C as well. Granted, the optimal 
> D solution is going to be much better than the optimal C solution, but it 
> won't be due to version()'s lack of !, ||, &&, etc...

When cookies and veggies are laid out on the buffet, I tend to reach for 
the cookies <g>.