Is the world coming to an end?

[Walter Bright]

On 4/2/2011 4:52 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> Am 03.04.2011 01:50, schrieb Walter Bright:
>> On 4/2/2011 3:27 PM, ulrik.mikaelsson at gmail.com wrote:
>>> As I wrote, I think it's great that 010 != 8 anymore.
>>
>> 010, etc., will now be errors. They will not be 10 decimal.
>>
>> Also, the literals 00, 01, ..., 07 will still be accepted without complaint. 08,
>> 09, etc. will of course be errors.
>
> That feels pretty inconsistent.

It is inconsistent. One of the interesting things about "good" user interface 
design is it is awfully inconsistent.

The thing is, I ran into a bunch of D code that used 01, 03, etc. They weren't 
octal, and it seemed a pity to break it.