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[Nils Hensel]

kris schrieb:
> Don has a good point: changing to "var" would cause conflict with 
> existing variable-names.

I'm sorry but I don't believe there are many programmers out there 
actually using something as undescriptive as "var" as a regular 
identifier. I also strongly believe that no one should. It's the 
implication of a maintenance nightmare.
I don't intend to insult Don in any way but it's a horrible practice 
IMNSHO that should not be preserved.

So let's not focus on some odd minority but rather on the wide use of 
"var" in the context of type inference and dynamic typing.

Also I don't think that it's a good habit to be looking at how C++ does 
something unless one is looking for a bad example. My main reason for 
interest in D is because personally I'm fed up with C++ and consider it 
an abomination and a major PITA.

Just my 0.02 EUROs,

Nils