On Monday, 4 February 2013 at 05:39:04 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > This is well-trodden ground. The rule has been in C++ forever > and has worked well. It's time-proven, and there is little > reason to mess with what works. > C++ is notoriously confusing, odd, weird, and basically any adjective except straightforward, simple and clear.