D is our last hope

[duckchess]

On Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 07:47:12 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 12/19/2023 6:33 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> I said you were arguing against the examples, which were in 
>> the DIP. Not the specification which also was in the DIP. 
>> Examples are examples, not specification. They *use* the 
>> feature to demonstrate its utility. They aren't intended to be 
>> part of the language additions.
>
> I used the examples to demonstrate problems with the 
> specification. I used the examples in the DIP so I would not be 
> accused of making up strawmen. I assumed the examples were 
> supposed to conform to the specification.

no, you took the examples while completely misunderstanding what 
the specification actually said, and then argued a strawman with 
those examples.
that's why you are now told to "just look at the implementation", 
because you cannot misunderstand that one.

if you insist on a specification, ask the D language foundation 
to pay someone to write one.