static this sucks, we should deprecate it

[BCS]

Hello Denis,

> On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:44:42 +0400, BCS <none at anon.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello Steven,
>> 
>>> fails to compile due to the perceived circular dependency, even
>>> though none exists.
>>> 
>> IIRC it compiles, but fails as soon as you run it.
>> 
>>> -Steve
>>> 
> Which is even worse. Walter stated that "silently generating bad code"
> (i.e. code that doesn't work) is a top priority bug.
> 
> I wonder why this design flaw isn't fixed for so long...
> 

It's not silent. It fails loudly, reliably and immediately. The only way 
it can slip thought is if you don't even TRY to run the exe before you ship.