article comparing Rust and Zig, many points relevant to D

[H. S. Teoh]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 05:59:56PM +0000, VF via Digitalmars-d wrote:
[...]
> Speaking of bugginess, here's the latest bug that I noticed (dmd 2.094):
> 
> mixin template X() { int x; }
> 
> struct A { mixin X; int x; } // <- that compiles!

This is not a bug. It's a feature. (Although its value is debatable.)
Mixins exist in separate namespaces, which can be useful if you have
multiple mixins that declare the same identifier. Note that there's an
optional identifier after `mixin X` that can be used to disambiguate
between the two instances of `x`, e.g.:

	struct A {
		mixin X x2;
		int x;
	}

	A.x2.x = 1;
	a.x = 2;


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