Patronizing Language Design?

[Walter Bright]

Don wrote:
> We still have a problem with casting, I think. There are still too many 
> places where it is required. Most of the time they are pretty harmless, 
> but unfortunately cast() can also be used to do some really nasty stuff.
> eg,
> int a = cast(int)b;
> If b is 'uint', that's fine. But if b is immutable, or an object, that's 
> a disgusting bit of code. And you can't whether it's harmless or a 
> capital offence without looking at the definition of b. Another example 
> of long-distance coupling.

I know.