D's greatest mistakes

[Daniel Gibson]

Jack schrieb:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 11/28/10 10:19 PM, Jack wrote:
>>> The post "C#'s greatest mistakes" prompts/begs this post. Have at it,
>>> pick up the ball and run with it, don't be shy. I expect Walter and
>>> Andrei to answer (if Walter and Andrei so dare!) after others' posts
>>> have stopped or stagnated into that cesspool of threaded discussion
>>> that is "the subthread" or "tangential thread" (which surely needs a
>>> rock anthem).
>> Hrm, excellent challenge.
> 
> Ah ha! YOU voiced before Walt. ( So, as I am so knowing, can I moderate 
> this discussion? )
> 
>> I can't think of a ranking of mistakes right
>> now,
> 
> Are you a warrior, asked about your commander's "direction"?
> 
>> but some that come to mind are:
>>
>> * Not fixing switch
> 
> detail
> 
>> * scope variables
> 
> detail
> 
>> * delete (generally: an incompletely thought-out approach to garbage
>> collection)
> 
> detail
> 
>> * typedef
> 
> detail
> 
>> * Escape rules are too lax (e.g. things could be a lot better if ref
>> results couldn't be escaped)
>>
>> * Eponymous templates can't have any members
>>
>> * Template pattern matching is incomplete
>>
>> * Overloading of templates with non-templates is poor
>>
> 
> All details.
> 
>> I'll think of more annoyance factors in writing D code.
> 
> But someone else will actually die for what you are learning?
> 
>> I know the
>> last two are an issue but not a very practical one.
> 
> You write about nothing.
> 
>> I'm
>> doing my best to improve or eliminate before the broken behavior
>> becomes too encroached.
> 
> That is a lie.
> 
> 

Was your intention to start a constructive discussion or are was trolling the 
whole purpose of this thread?