Why version() ?

[Don]

bobef wrote:
> I was thinking... what is the point of version() ? It is so inflexible. There is no even version(!...). Why not "static if(version(DMD))" or static if(is(version == DMD))?
> 
> Regards,
> bobef

version() is MUCH older than static if. It dates from a very early time 
in D's history.
I requested module-scope static if, and Walter said "that's probably 
almost impossible to implement", but he did it anyway <g>.