symmetric signed types

[Walter Bright]

On 1/24/2014 3:25 PM, Brad Roberts wrote:
> None of this is new.  It comes up periodically and ends up in the typical place
> of many feature requests, unimplemented.  Create the type, share it, see who
> uses it and how much they gain from the benefits and if they're worth the
> costs.  Conjecture will only get you so far.

I'll chime in that yes, you can create your own integral type in D.

You can in C++, too, there is a SafeInt integral type:

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd570023.aspx

   http://safeint.codeplex.com/

It's been around since at least 2004. I haven't noticed it getting much 
attention or traction. Maybe it would in D, you can always give it a try.