Why the @ in @safe? & UDAs

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/9/13 1:27 AM, SomeDude wrote:
> I would add that constant breaking changes make the language unfit for
> industrial usage in the long term.
> Let's remember that D is being pushed in production by Andrei at
> Facebook. If the language breaks everything at each release, there is no
> way Facebook or any other company for that matter is going to bet a dime
> on it.

Agreed with qualifications. We at Facebook are well aware that bumping 
the gcc release will inevitably cause breakages, and are able and 
willing to put up with them for the sake of the benefits. This of course 
is guided by the breakage/benefits ratio.

Andrei