C++17 Init statement for if/switch

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 20:31:50 UTC, Jonathan Marler wrote:

> Without alot of usage, it will just be an esoteric construct 
> that looks confusing to the average developer.

That is correct. After a while it gets tiring to see a 
neverending stream of complexity added to the language while 
things that would actually help (like IDE support) do not get any 
attention. As a general rule, if it's being added to C++, it's 
probably a bad idea.