We need to kill C syntax for declaring function types

[Marianne Gagnon]

Hi,

> 
> The C syntax is unspeakably ridiculous, useless, and downright 
> dangerous. It shouldn't compile.
> 
> In the past, Walter has mentioned a weak argument for retaining C-style 
> array declaration syntax, although I personally find it very 
> unconvincing. But C's hideous function pointer syntax is on a whole 
> other level. It's really hurting us. I believe it should be deprecated 
> immediately. But the 'function type' syntax shouldn't be allowed even as 
> a deprecated syntax. It's horrible.
> 
> Patch included in Bug 4987.

I don't have much weight, but... seconded, definitely :) D needs to be as clean as possible, bad C syntax needs to go.

-- Auria