Order of evaluation for named arguments

[claptrap]

On Monday, 31 March 2025 at 21:43:07 UTC, Salih Dincer wrote:
> On Monday, 31 March 2025 at 19:47:01 UTC, Richard (Rikki) 
> Andrew Cattermole wrote:
>> 
>> It is my view that the order of evaluation should mirror that 
>> of the programmer, or at least be predictable. Named arguments 
>> entirely eliminate this predictability as a possibility as the 
>> order of evaluation could change over time or be in any 
>> position "unknown" to the user.
>
> +1
>
> If the probability is low, as Jonathan emphasizes, then please 
> change the behavior of the D compiler. Or if not, in this case, 
> here is the intermediate solution:
>
> **Add a warning or error message**
>
> "Named arguments are evaluated in parameter order, so be 
> mindful of side effects!"

Or just require that parameters are always passed in the same 
order as the declaration. Makes this bug impossible, and no 
*silent* breakage.