null references redux + Looney Tunes

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message 
> news:hac2ku$1nfu$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> Justin Johansson wrote:
>>>> "Now please name five remarkable complex literals."
>>> (re, im) ::= (0, 0), (1,0), (0,1), (1,1), (pi/2, 0), (0, pi/2), 
>>> e_to_the_power_(minus j),
>>>  e_to_the_power_(minus j * pi/2)
>>>
>>> Is that what you mean?
>> (Three of those are real.)
>>
>> What I meant was that complex literals helped by syntax are seldom likely 
>> to improve code quality. Many numeric literals are of questionable taste 
>> anyway and should at best defined as symbols. I don't see why complex 
>> literals shouldn't follow the same recommendation.
>>
> 
> I think people just don't like the idea of having to deal with a distinction 
> of "Some types can have nice handy literals but others can't."

We got to stop somewhere.

Andrei