enum behaivor. another rehash of the topic

[Maxim Fomin]

On Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 11:27:51 UTC, bearophile wrote:
> By the way, I am not criticizing "D verbose approach". I have 
> criticized the weak typing:
>
>
> enum Foo { good, bad }
> void main() {
>     int x = Foo.good; // Weak typing.
> }
>

This is not a weak typing. An example of weak typing is array 
literal [].
There is nothing wrong with converting enum to base type, since 
enum is always subset of base type. Explicit cast in such case is 
useless. What is your point against current behavior?

> And some people have criticized the verbosity in special 
> situations, like this:
>
>
> enum Foo { good, bad }
> void bar(Foo f) {}
> void main() {
>     // bar(bad); // Not enough
>     bar(Foo.bad);
> }
>
> Bye,
> bearophile

because 'bad' is undefined identifier, but I see your point.