One of the thing I like in D

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On Monday, 7 October 2024 at 20:03:46 UTC, Boaz Ampleman wrote:
> ```d
> void main()
> {
>     auto a = 0;
>     auto b = 0;
>     auto c = 1;
>
>     auto ptr = &(c ? a : b);
>     *ptr = 8;
>     assert(a == 8);
>     ptr = &(c ? b : a);
>     *ptr = 2;
>     assert(a + b == 10);
> }
> ```
>
> It's just beautiful

But why pointers?

```d
void @safe main()
{
     auto a = 0;
     auto b = 0;
     auto c = 1;

     (c ? a : b) = 8;
     assert(a == 8);
     (c ? b : a) = 2;
     assert(a + b == 10);
}
```