Throwing specific Error Obejct for asserts

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 1/10/13 11:56 AM, monarch_dodra wrote:
> On Thursday, 10 January 2013 at 18:31:17 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> And using "assertError" also still isn't as convenient as "assert"
>>
>> Please. You have the entire vocabulary minus assert.
>>
>>
>> Andrei
>
> Fine. I know how to take a hint.

OK OK now you're making me feel bad for being abrupt :o). There is a 
back story to this. Generally we're trying to stem a tide of big 
trenches built around small points in this forum (things like the 
"one-click" issue in the changelog, hiding member variable names, etc). 
In such discussions we sometimes latch on one simple thing and set great 
store to it, to the point of losing a sense of proportion to its actual 
importance.

There must be a way to say: "OK, the point has been understood and well 
taken, but it has not been convincing enough" without getting anyone 
angry and without engendering a rehash of the argument.


Andrei