Why version() ?

[Don]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Denis Koroskin wrote:
>> Why did you catch that controversial !Linux example? Just imagine it 
>> is !HasFeatureX:
>>
>> version(!HasFeatureX) {
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> is so much more intuitive than
>>
>> version (HasFeatureX) {
>> } else {
>>   ...
>> }
> 
> 
> This is to combat the pernicious problem of having features that 
> subtract code <g>.

I've got two words for you, Walter.
Compiler bugs.