Should you be able to initialize a float with a char?

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On Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 22:24:18 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
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> So I would say that according to the spec, the answer is "yes, 
> the example should work." Though it is rather surprising.
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It's actually rather *unsurprising* (given D's compatability 
needs with C).

What is surprising, is that there's no compiler option to disable 
implicit type casts, or to disable them in @safe, or *at the very 
least*, output a record of such casts for auditing (to help 
minimise bugs and vulnerabilities).