Manifest constants using 'manifest' keyword?

[Kris]

JJR, "manifest" is something that anyone who used BCPL would instantly 
recognize:  http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/clive-on-bcpl.html

- Kris




"John Reimer" <terminal.node at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:fkglce$t7l$1 at digitalmars.com...
> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
>> According to phobos changeset 535[1] I guess we have a new 'manifest'
>> keyword to define manifest (to be redundant) constants. I really think he
>> should went with alias or macro or with other better *existing* keyword,
>> but is definitely better than enum.
>>
>> [1] http://www.dsource.org/projects/phobos/changeset/535
>>
>
> Ack!  The masses succeeded in influencing Walter and Andrei... thus 
> proving me completely wrong!  Oh no! :)
>
> That'll teach me about getting all philosophical. :P
>
> mainfest is better than enum, at least, although I see they still chose 
> something "different".  Looking good!
>
> -JJR
>