System programming in D (Was: The God Language)

[Chad J]

On 12/30/2011 01:48 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 7:06 AM, so wrote:
>> I agree @inline (which will probably be an extension) in D should mean
>> force-inline.
>> Ignoring the impossible-to-inline cases (which in time should get
>> better),
>> adding @inline is a few minutes of editing.
>> It will just bypass the cost function and if it is not possible to
>> inline, pop
>> error.
> 
> 
> Sure, but I think you'll be very disappointed in that it isn't going to
> deliver the goods.

Cool.  Put it in and let people use it and get disappointed.  Then maybe
they will blame themselves instead of DMD.  ????.  Profit.