Default argument values

[bearophile]

Brad Roberts:
> But that technique can't be done short of runtime optmizing, which 
> c-family languages (such as D) don't do.

See the future -O7 optimizatione level of LLVM/LDC I have just explained:
http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D.announce&article_id=18420

The future of D optimizations is not set in stone :-)

Bye,
bearophile