Is the world coming to an end?

[Daniel Gibson]

Am 03.04.2011 03:39, schrieb 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.

They were octal, it just didn't make a difference. I don't see a reason to use
them (if not as octals) anyway.

Time will tell but I wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later somebody wonders
why 00, 01..07 work, but 08 etc don't and complains about weird corner cases ;)

Cheers,
- Daniel