DIP 1020--Named Parameters--Community Review Round 1

[Daniel N]

On Sunday, 7 April 2019 at 08:48:44 UTC, Andre Pany wrote:
> On Sunday, 7 April 2019 at 03:09:23 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 3/31/2019 5:33 AM, Mike Parker wrote:
>>> [...]
>>
>> Here's a much simpler proposal, based on the recognition that 
>> D already has named parameters:
>>
>> [...]
>
> This is really great, as there is also a DIP by Sebastian which 
> goes into the same direction as you proposed.
> https://github.com/wilzbach/DIPs/blob/3068c4bfff44063ad34825baf8c35906c5ad787c/DIPs/DIP1xxx-sw.md
>
> The DIP is a little bit broader,
> S(a:1, b:2) should be usuable at more places too.
>
> Kind regards
> Andre

Walter's idea correctly handles default arguments unlike the DIP 
you linked.