Jonathan Blow demo #2

[Martin Nowak via Digitalmars-d]

On 12/12/2014 10:54 AM, bearophile wrote:
> This code:
> struct Vec { float x = 1, y = 5, z = 9; }
> auto v = new Vec(void);
>
> Means having defined a struct with explicitly statically defined fields,
> and then allocate one of it on the heap without initializing its fields.
> It's equivalent to:
>
> auto v = cast(Vec*)malloc(Vec.sizeof);

D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically 
combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with ~~~>safety<~~ and 
programmer productivity.

Unsafe stuff shouldn't be simple to type and why would you need language 
support for a 1-liner?

ref T uninitializedAlloc(T)() @system pure nothrow
{
     return *cast(T*)GC.malloc(T.sizeof);
}

The only argument I can see is the asymmetry to
     Vec v = void;