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[Andrei Alexandrescu]

BCS wrote:
> Reply to Andrei,
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> (Background: Walter has kindly allowed ".()" as an alternative to the
>> ugly "!()" for template argument specifications.)
>>
> 
> 
> Just adding more gas to the fire... Please, Oh Please NO!!!
> 
> I think the runtime/compiletime distinction is important, sort of for 
> the same reason that cast(T) is used (make things stand out, but Re '!' 
> not as a bad thing).

This has been discussed. Implicit function template instantiation and 
compile-time function evaluation have been successful partly because 
they unify the run-time and the compile-time realms.

Andrei