accept @pure @nothrow @return attributes

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 1/26/2015 7:58 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 1/26/15 5:32 PM, Mike wrote:
>> The future benefits of fixing this kind of crap, are huge.
>
> IMHO this is myopic. We have much larger issues with e.g. safety, shared, and
> the core threading library, than syntactic minutia. All of this changing what
> works has its value, but that pales in comparison. Yes, a light bulb can be
> bright, but it pales when set against the sun. Context, perspective, vision -
> that's what matters now. -- Andrei
>

I agree. Let's not get mired in an "illusion of progress".