shouting versus dotting

[Lionello Lunesu]

Michel Fortin wrote:
> On 2008-10-05 01:14:17 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu 
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> said:
> 
>> I don't favor "." any more than the next guy, but I am glad there is 
>> awareness of how unfit a choice "!" is. If you have any ideas, please 
>> post them! Ah! I! Exclaimed! Again!
> 
> Hum, I don't think we have much choice, it'll have to be something in 
> this lot:
> 
>     Positive!(real)(joke);
>     Positive.(real)(joke);
>     Positive#(real)(joke);
>     Positive@(real)(joke);
>     Positive&(real)(joke);
>     Positive`(real)(joke);
>     Positive´(real)(joke);
>     Positive^(real)(joke);
>     Positive¨(real)(joke);
>     Positive\(real)(joke);

Positive$(real)(joke);

Does D have a use for # at the moment? I'm surprised it wasn't used for 
array length instead of $.

L.