C++

[Dave]

Derek Parnell wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:47:51 +1000, Deewiant 
> <deewiant.doesnotlike.spam at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Deewiant wrote:
> 
>>
>> I found the post in question, BTW. Here's the Google Groups link:
>> In summary:
>>
>> Andrei Alexandrescu says "Why, then, didn't D make const the default? 
>> C++ had a
>> good reason - C compatibility."
>>
>> Walter responds: "I should have. Too much water under the bridge for 
>> that now."
>>
>> In the same post Walter also acknowledges that "There has been some 
>> talk in the
>> D newsgroups of doing that, but it has the potential to be extremely 
>> disruptive."
> 
> This would be a welcomed disruption as it makes D a much better product. 
> I have no problems about retrofitting this sort of change in all my D code.
> 

I agree.

People can always use the current version if they need to support code 
that this breaks.

> --Derek Parnell
> Melbourne, Australia