Regarding the proposed Binray Literals Deprecation

[Don Allen]

On Wednesday, 14 September 2022 at 05:58:53 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 9/13/2022 7:56 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> But it doesn't disprove the fact that *sometimes*, hex digits 
>> aren't as clear.
>
> Does sometimes justify a language feature, when there are other 
> ways?

"When there are other ways" doesn't always justify removing a 
language feature, to turn your question around. One can write 
switch statements with if-then-else chains, so why not remove 
switch? The obvious answer is that *sometimes* switch is a better 
way to say what needs to be said. There's overlap in all 
languages, programming and otherwise, for exactly this reason.

Again, since you have said there isn't a compelling compiler 
reason to remove binary literals, I see no good reason to remove 
them. The simplification benefit is just too small to justify the 
cost in upset users.