Vision document for H1 2018

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 3/12/18 10:57 AM, Void-995 wrote:
> On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 10:38:57 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
>> On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 05:02:31 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>>> Now, I actually understand ranges and am very glad that they're 
>>> there, but as a D newbie, they were annoying, because they were 
>>> unfamiliar.
>>
>> Ranges are D's monads. The only thing missing is the burrito tutorials.
> 
> I always thought the best spice in D is UFCS. If only there would be one 
> for local symbols (but that needs either foundation's decision or I need 
> to write my first DIP and do something instead of just crying silently 
> into my sleeve).

alias I(alias X) = X;

void main()
{
    int y = 5;
    int bar(int x) { return y * x; }
    // auto z = 6.bar; // error
    auto z = 6.I!bar; // OK
}

https://blog.thecybershadow.net/2015/04/28/the-amazing-template-that-does-nothing/

-Steve