DeRailed DSL (was Re: compile-time regex redux)

[Walter Bright]

Andrei Alexandrescu (See Website For Email) wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> I know from these messages it seems that all we talk about is 
>> metaprogramming, but actually most of our discussions (and most of 
>> Andrei's work on D) are about filling in mundane gaps in the language, 
>> like the lack of a proper const. 
> 
> Ehm. Somehow I thought it's actually interesting. Reminds me of Tom 
> Sawyer's neighbors painting the fence for him :o).

It's mundane in the sense that if we do it right, like the foundation of 
a house, nobody will notice it. If we do it wrong, it'll be front page 
like the crane that fell over last month and sliced through a high rise 
condo.

I couldn't be in this business if I didn't enjoy the mundane details <g>.