scope parameter has effect only on pointers?

[user1234]

On Monday, 23 June 2025 at 10:37:58 UTC, Dom DiSc wrote:
> I think scope should not be allowed on basic types, as it has 
> no effect and is only confusing.
> I know, it would be needed to enable generic programming, but I 
> find a function that can take both an int and an int* suspect 
> anyway - this is kind of too generic for my taste.

This is more about the fact that D has a long history when it's 
about not checking attributes or storage classes when they are 
noop.

The situation toward that problem seems to be better than a few 
years ago, however things like

```
struct S
{
     pure a = 0;
}
```

are still compilable.