DMD 0.154 release

Walter Bright newshound at digitalmars.com
Thu Apr 13 17:50:01 PDT 2006


Georg Wrede wrote:
> Let's put it this way: if a programmer insists on using a font where l, 
> I, 1, O, 0, etc. have the slightest chance of looking like each other, 
> then that programmer is not one we'd want in the D community.
> 
> I promised Derek to not put down a certain programming language, but 
> let's just say, that anyone with a history of C (or C++), can't in their 
> worst nightmares, imagine using a font that doesn't make a difference 
> between 0, O, 1, l, I,,, etc.
> 
> Having said that, I don't have a specific opinion about what Walter was 
> thinking of.

I certainly prefer a font that distinguishes them. But arial and 
helvetica don't, are very common, and tend to creep in by default.



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