DIP69 - Implement scope for escape proof references

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On Monday, 8 December 2014 at 15:12:51 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> I think you should eliminate scope returns then. They are not 
> useful. I can't think of a single reason why a newly allocated 
> via GC or global reference return should have to be restricted 
> to exist only within the statement. Both have infinite 
> lifetimes.

It's for references to objects that are owned by the function (or 
object of which the function is a method). These don't have 
infinite lifetimes.