Improve D's syntax to make it more python like

[H. S. Teoh]

On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 06:47:28PM -0700, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 3/21/14, 5:18 PM, w0rp wrote:
> >On Friday, 21 March 2014 at 21:52:47 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >>I'm disappointed about how many discussions revolve around
> >>superficial things such as syntax, while neglecting weightier
> >>matters such as semantics and expressiveness.
> >>
> >>
> >>T
> >
> >http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Wadler%27s_Law
> >
> >People love to debate syntax. Semantics are much more interesting and
> >worth talking about.
> 
> Well, one issue that's happening is that every so often github pull
> requests that are simple but important (such as documentation) sit
> there without getting due review. The regular contributors are
> spending time looking into them, with takes away time from more
> important issues they could work on.
> 
> A dozen people are doing the simple work and the complicated work,
> while the rest of the forum sits on the sidelines wringing hands about
> what to do about the future of D.
[...]

Perhaps we should be talking about how more people can make github
contributions instead. ;-)


T

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