Improving assert-printing in DMD

[Timon Gehr via Digitalmars-d]

On 10/02/2015 02:47 AM, deadalnix wrote:
> ...
>   - assert already have a fair amount of magic, notably assert(0) change
> the way control flow works.

Yes, and it is not stellar design. Generally, if it is not possible to 
wrap a statement or expression in a function without changing its 
semantics, the language provides too much magic and insufficient 
abstraction capabilities. (Of course, in practice, there might be 
legitimate reasons to deviate from this principle, but less often than 
one might think.)

> Having it as an expression is making
> everything very convoluted for no reason.

What is the problem with assert expressions?