typedef redux

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On 12/11/2009 16:37, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> My perception following the discussion around typedef is that we should
> eliminate it. What we offer is "alias", which is a generalization of C's
> "typedef", and the change of name is justified by the fact that "alias"
> defines aliases for more entities than just types.
>
> Does all that sound good?
>
>
> Andrei
IMO typedef should enable sub-types

typedef uint NON_CRITICAL_SPEED ( 200..350 )
sugar for :
template NON_CRITICAL_SPEED(T = uint) if( T > 199 &&  T < 351) { ... }

but well, just a quick 'n dirty idea