Do classes require explicit constructors?
Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole
richard at cattermole.co.nz
Sat Feb 14 16:25:03 UTC 2026
On 15/02/2026 5:21 AM, Brother Bill wrote:
> On Saturday, 14 February 2026 at 16:08:15 UTC, Richard (Rikki) Andrew
> Cattermole wrote:
>
>> I want classes improved, there is plenty of room for it.
>
> On that topic, consider supporting true multiple inheritance, clean like
> Eiffel, but unlike C++, which did it dirty.
>
> Multiple inheritance in D will be a teeny bit slower at run time, and a
> bit slower at compile time.
>
> If you did it, you would have Eiffel with D syntax.
This has come up a lot over the years, especially in regards to C++.
It is intentional to not support it, it makes the implementation a lot
more complex.
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