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[Walter Bright]

On 3/5/2012 4:27 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2012-03-05 11:38, Walter Bright wrote:
>> Notably, C and C++ do not do what you suggest.
>
> Just because C and C++ do something in a certain way doesn't make it a valid
> reason to do the same thing in D.
>
> I think this is an argument we need to stop using immediately. It just shows
> we're stuck in our ways, can't innovate and can't think for our self.


Doing things differently than well established practice requires a strong 
reason. There are often good reasons for that established practice that aren't 
obvious.