Properties: problems

[John C]

Here's a couple of annoying problems I encounter quite often with D's 
properties. Would having some form of property syntax fix them?

1) Array extensions:

   class Person {

     string name_;

     string name() {
       return name_;
     }

   }

   auto person = getPerson();
   auto firstAndLast = person.name.split(' ');

The above line currently requires parentheses after 'name' to compile.

2) Indexing:

   struct Map(K, V) {

     void opIndexAssign(V value, K key) { ... }
     V opIndex(K key) { ... }

   }

   class WebClient {

     private Map!(string, string) headers_;

     Map!(string, string) headers() {
       return headers_;
     }

   }

   auto client = new WebClient();
   client.headers["User-Agent"] = "MyWebClient";

The compiler says client.headers() is not an lvalue (adding 'ref' in D2 
changes nothing).