"with" still sucks + removing features + adding features

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>> Denis Koroskin wrote:
>>> On Wed, 20 May 2009 00:43:56 +0400, Andrei Alexandrescu
>>> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's an awful idea. It's a non-idea. If "idea" had an antonym, that
>>>>  would be it.
>>>>
>>>> I can't fathom what's on the mind of a person (not you, at least you
>>>> foresee some potential problems) who, even after patiently explained the
>>>> issues with this mental misfire, several times, still can bring
>>>> themselves to think it's not that bad.
>>>>
>>> Your post is emotional rather than rational.
>> Agreed. In my defense, let me mention that I've been rational in my previous
>> 50 posts on the topic :o).
>>
>>>> Let me add one more, although more than sure someone will find a remedy
>>>> for it, too.
>>>>
>>>> a...b
>>>>
>>>> vs.
>>>>
>>>> a.. .b
>>>>
>>> a..b vs a.b - no one complains
>> You see, you didn't understand my point. My point was that the introduction
>> of a space changes semantics. We should avoid that.
>>
>>> It also gracefully solves an issue with uniform distribution
>>>
>>> uniform(0..int.max)  - exclusive
>>> uniform(0...int.max) - inclusive (can't be replaced with 0..int.max+1)
>> Yeah, and this does something else:
>>
>> uniform(0....int.max)
>>
>> and if you use an alias we also have:
>>
>> uniform(0.....A.max)
>>
>> It's interesting how there is a continuum of number of "." that still lead
>> to compilable code that does different things every time. Perfect material
>> for "Why D is a horrible language" articles.
> 
> Isn't 0...a already a horrendously awful non-idea and mental misfire
> by these arguments?
> 
> --bb

The problems increase exponentially with the number of dots.

Andrei