D's greatest mistakes

Json whatyagonnado at abstractplanet.net
Sat Dec 4 20:35:41 PST 2010


Denis Koroskin wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:19:44 +0300, Jack <jt at overlook.biz> wrote:
>
>> The post "C#'s greatest mistakes" prompts/begs this post. Have at it,
>> pick up the ball and run with it, don't be shy. I expect Walter and
>> Andrei to answer (if Walter and Andrei so dare!) after others' posts
>> have stopped or stagnated into that cesspool of threaded discussion
>> that is "the subthread" or "tangential thread" (which surely needs a
>> rock anthem).
>>
>>
>
> I'd go with omissible parens.

OMG! That is such minutia! I'm sure it's important (to you) but you seem 
to have missed the word "greatest" in the first post.

> There are SO many bugs

OK, "I know who you are".

> and stuff that
> can't be worked around due to this.

Consider: <fill in this blank and you win something>.

> The second closest is a misdesigned and buggy __traits.

That is "the second GREATEST mistake"? Are you sure?

> It is so
> useful that you use it so often, yet it's so inconsistent and buggy
> that I end up hitting my head against wall almost every time I use it.
>
> In general, D has a lot of inconsistencies. *A LOT*.

Kind've "all of the map" flavor, you mean? (Not to "lead" you or 
anything). Follow your heart.

> I'm not sure
> it's D's greatest mistake (well, because you can't call an entire
> language a mistake), but that's something that needs to be worked on.

It was fun reading your post. Keep posting! 




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