Deprecating this(this)

[Paolo Invernizzi]

On Monday, 2 April 2018 at 13:55:25 UTC, bachmeier wrote:

> No, the reason nothing gets done is because "that would break 
> code" is used to kill every proposal that comes along. Someone 
> that only responds to proposals with "write a DIP" proceeds to 
> announce a major piece of the language will be deprecated 
> without writing a DIP himself. Corporate leadership doesn't 
> work with an open source project. I could have gotten more 
> involved long ago, but I'd rather not jump on a ship that's 
> sailing in circles. From the many comments I've seen, I'm not 
> the only one.

Andrei wrote in the message

>I am looking for folks to assist me in creating a DIP for that.
>There will be a _lot_ of work involved, so don't take it lightly.

So, let's keep the discussion factual. I'm pretty sure that every 
aspect will be taken in account and pondered prior to a decision.

I'm +1 on major breaking changes if they drive D towards a better 
shape.

/Paolo