Function pointers/delegates default args were stealth removed?

[Manu]

On 29 August 2012 04:31, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 01:13:15 Manu wrote:
> > On 28 August 2012 21:52, Andrei Alexandrescu
> >
> > <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org>wrote:
> > > On 8/28/12 8:23 AM, Manu wrote:
> > >> Well that's painful for a number of reasons..
> > >>
> > >> Other than the fact that I need to rewrite a bunch of code,
> > >
> > > Walter and Kenji think breaking meaningful existing code is an
> overriding
> > > concern, and I ended up agreeing with them.
> > >
> > > They will look into a solution that keeps your working code working.
> > >
> > > This change of wind may as well turn a new page in the history of D
> :o).
> >
> > Wow, I didn't see that coming.
> >
> > At very least, just put it on a deprecation schedule. I'm happy (perhaps
> > even prefer) to use the alternative approach I've describe if those 2
> > issues are addressed in some way.
>
> The funny thing about that is that for the most part, language features
> which
> are supposed to be deprecated tend to just stick around instead of getting
> deprecated, meaning that people keep on using them, and that by the time
> they're actually deprecated, they'll break that much more code...
>
> It's one thing to decide not to make a change becasue we don't want to
> break
> code. It's quite another to just keep putting it off to avoid breaking
> code.
> That just makes things worse when it finally happens.
>

I've conceded that I don't mind changing my code, if a satisfactory
alternative exists (it doesn't currently). Also, I'd like to have some
notice that I need to make some time to change the code, and the
opportunity to work it into my schedule.
Surely that's not unreasonable.
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