Does D have too many features?

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 30-04-2012 09:58, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2012-04-30 04:41, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>
>> Ideally though, there would be zero difference between using a
>> property and a
>> public member variable save for taking its address (which should
>> probably just
>> be illegal for @property functions). I've been tempted to add an
>> enhancement
>> request for putting @property on public member variables to make it so
>> that
>> anything which would would break code if it were switched to a property
>> function wouldn't be legal (such as taking its address).
>> Unfortunately, right
>> now that would include stuff like ++.
>>
>> - Jonathan M Davis
>
> I would rather have @property on instance variables be a syntax sugar
> for implementing property functions. Basically virtual instance variables.
>

Then there better be a way to mark them final too. ;)

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- Alex