shorter alternative of constructor with parameter

[AsmMan via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 24 June 2014 at 03:19:58 UTC, AsmMan wrote:
> On Saturday, 21 June 2014 at 17:17:57 UTC, Suliman wrote:
>> Dart and few others modern languages support short declaration 
>> constructor with parameter:
>>
>> class Person {
>>  String name;
>>
>>  Person(String name) {
>>    this.name = name;
>>  }
>> }
>>
>> // Shorter alternative
>> class Person {
>>  String name;
>>
>>  // parameters prefixed by 'this.' will assign to
>>  // instance variables automatically
>>  Person(this.name);
>> }
>>
>> it's there any DIP for adding this future to D?
>
> I don't agree with this feature. It's ugly. At first look at you
> have no idea what it does mean (even if you know have already
> some base about programming languages).
> I think this type of feature would lead D to became a type of 
> C++.
>
> See C++ foo(int x) : x(x) {} is just too ugly either.  I don't
> know if there are someone that share same feel.

"I think this type of feature would lead D to became a type of 
C++."

I mean, C++ too complex and useless features. Like the 
constructor I've mentioned.