Shadowing member in inheritance hierarchy - why

[user1234]

On Friday, 8 August 2025 at 23:52:31 UTC, Brother Bill wrote:
> D language supports shadowing members, where the shadowed 
> member has same name and different type on same type.
>
> Why is this enabled, and when should one use this advanced 
> technique?

That's not considered as shadowing as you can distinguish the two 
members using a qualified access chain.

```d
class A {int m = 1;}
class B.A {float m;}

assert((new B).A.m == 1);
```