equivariant functions

[Benji Smith]

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Now I'm not sure how to sugarcoat or spin positively or put nicely what 
> I'm going to say. Let me try (actually it took me a couple of minutes to 
> figure out a formula).
> 
> At least to me, "feedback" implies a closed-loop system. Stuff happens, 
> has consequences, the consequences are observed, and information is 
> "fed" "back" to the system. In our case, I'd say that using const is an 
> absolute prerequisite for feedback to be taken seriously, particularly 
> when it's as informal as "just smells bad to me". Otherwise I think 
> "candid opinion" is the best way I can put it. Sorry.
> 
> [snip]
>> Since this community presumably exists to support a collaborative 
>> environment for advancing the D language (and does a remarkably good 
>> job of it in the vast majority of cases), I just wanted to put my vote 
>> in the ballot-box.
>>
>> :-)
> 
> Please get information on the candidate before voting.

Point taken.

I withdraw my comments about the const system, and from now on, I'll 
only critique stuff I've actually used, rather than proposals I've read 
and whose issues I've only imagined.

And, as always, no harm no foul.

--benji