Three Unlikely Successful Features of D

[Jan Knepper]

On 03/20/2012 17:43, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 3/20/2012 12:02 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> What are your faves? I have a few in mind, but wouldn't want to
>> influence answers.
>
> Although array slices have been in D nearly since the beginning, I had
> little idea they would become so darn useful and foundational. They
> originated from an idea by Jan Knepper.
>
> The unexpected utility of them explains why they haven't appeared in
> other languages (yet).

Oh... I remember those early D-Days...