const(X) member of Y

[deadalnix]

On Thursday, 7 February 2013 at 15:28:39 UTC, Dan wrote:
> On Thursday, 7 February 2013 at 15:03:20 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
>>
>> const/immutable type checking currently is unsound during 
>> object construction in general.
>
> properties => candy
> const/immutable soundness => meat & potatoes
>
> Evidence of tremedous energy and intellect here:
> http://forum.dlang.org/thread/ririagrqecshjljcdubd@forum.dlang.org#post-ririagrqecshjljcdubd:40forum.dlang.org
>
> Why can't we harness that energy to fix more of the meat & 
> potatoes problems that exist and have existed for a while?
>
> It seems the focus of initiatives are skewed toward 'wow' 
> features and truly neat enhancements to D. But the original 
> claims and promise of D on a certain level is within reach if 
> the focus is on the more mundane.
>

Well because it is known what have to be done for a while. It is 
"just" not implemented.