C++ still doesn't have good loop syntax

[user1234]

On Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 17:02:10 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 15:28:54 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
>>> ```d
>>> string[$] vec = [ ... ]; // or some equivalent syntax
>>> ```
>>
>> Didn't OpenD already implement this feature?
>
> Yes, we merged the PR upstream rejected.
>
> void main() {
>         string[$] a = ["a", "b"];
>         pragma(msg, typeof(a));
> }
>
> $ opend -o- sa
> string[2]

IMO that's a workaround. Imagine that array literals are static 
arrays by default, then no problem. Eventually you can turn them 
into dynamic arrays using implicit convertion / type inference. 
However truth is that D cannot change such a thing given its age.