The stately := operator feature proposal

[monarch_dodra]

On Friday, 31 May 2013 at 16:38:48 UTC, Rob T wrote:
> The := syntax looks just like the += *= ~= syntax, which has 
> completely different meanings, so for some people it will only 
> serve to confuse them more than they already are.
>
> BTW D does have instances of multiple ways of doing the same 
> things.
>
> Eg
>
> private:
>    int x = 1;
>
> private int x = 1;
>
> private
> {
>   int x = 1;
> }
>
> --rt

Yes, but these are *variations* of a common semantic.

You could also cite:
const i = 5;
const auto i = 5;

":=", on the other hand, is not a variation. It is something new 
and out of the blue.