The problem with const proposals

[Sönke Ludwig]

Janice Caron wrote:
> On 12/7/07, guslay <guslay at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Here is my list so far
> 
> But what is it a list /of/?
> 
> I ask because item 6a violates const-transitivity, and
> const-transitivity is itself deemed to be a requirement of the D
> programming language. Are we compiling a list of conflicting
> requirement here?
> 
> My list would be much shorter. It would be that const should be:
> (1) simple to understand
> (2) transitive
> (3) compatible with generic programming
> 
> ...and that's kind of it, really.

I'd add (4) nice, intuitive syntax (as far as that's possible)