Mainstream D Programming

[Walter Bright]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Bill Baxter wrote:
>>> Where grep doesn't work so well is when you want to rename a variable 
>>> called 's' to something else.
>>
>> That'll teach anyone not to use single letter names for non-locals <g>.
> 
> But the same scenario is true of local variables too.
> A refactoring tool can help you rename every 's' within a function 
> without messing up other symbols that just happen to contain that letter.

True, that'd be nice, but it isn't compelling by itself. With the other 
features Robert mentioned, the aggregate becomes compelling.