DMD 0.148 release

[Bruno Medeiros]

Walter Bright wrote:
> "Derek Parnell" <derek at psych.ward> wrote in message 
> news:14g4upyin8106$.uuzir980l0jb.dlg at 40tude.net...
>> Agreed that the 'while(1)' idiom is not going anywhere, but Walter, which
>> would *you* write using D nowadays?
>>
>>  while(1) ...
>>
>> or
>>
>>  while(true) ...
>>
>> And why would you choose one form over the other?
> 
> They are both equivalent. There is no technical, usability, portability, 
> efficiency, or aesthetic advantage to one form over the other. I'd likely 
> use the former simply out of habit and because it is shorter. As far as I'm 

As for the usability/aesthetic advantage, it's arguable that there's no 
difference. I prefer the 'true' version, as I find it more expressive, 
even if the difference is not that big and while(1) doesn't bother me 
that much.

> concerned, arguing about it is like arguing over if the { goes on the same 
> line or the next :-)
> 
Which although not a critical issue, still has some some things that 
could be said about it. :D

-- 
Bruno Medeiros - CS/E student
"Certain aspects of D are a pathway to many abilities some consider to 
be... unnatural."