Multi-dimensional fixed arrays

[Justin Whear via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:02:37 +0000, DLearner wrote:

> Out of curiosity, why can't D define a 2-dim array by something like:
> int(2,1) foo;
> 
> which defines two elements referred to as:
> foo(0,0) and foo(1,0)?
Work is being done on multidimensional slicing, see this thread:
http://forum.dlang.org/post/dyvzmjfcjzoxvitwbylf@forum.dlang.org
> 
> It just seems unnatural (if not actually dangerous) to me to have the
> array index order reverse between definition and use.

Think about it this way:

alias IntList = int[10];
IntList[3] myIntLists;
int[10][3] myOtherIntLists; // same type as above

You build the type up from the innermost layer to the outermost and when 
you access the data you reverse that operation, slicing deeper and deeper.