One of the thing I like in D

[Imperatorn]

On Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at 08:38:15 UTC, Dom Disc wrote:
> 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);
> }
> ```

That's kinda flexible actually