Extending D's support for object-oriented design with private(this)

[NotYouAgain]

On Tuesday, 30 April 2024 at 02:00:19 UTC, Lance Bachmeier wrote:
> ... If you make the case that this does not lead to a demand 
> for friends, which I see as a strong argument, then maybe it'll 
> have a chance. I think it's a reasonable addition to the 
> language,...

But I'm arguing against friends, not for friends.

Friends already exist - ie, all code in the module is C++ friend 
to your class, like it or not.

For people that don't like the idea that C++ like friendship 
might come to D, well. it's already here.. on steriods.

Again, my single, only motivation, is to be able to declare a 
private member in my class in the module.

Why that is soooo.... contentious, is utterly bewildering.

The D designer completely changed the “right” and “obvious” 
meaning for private.

Did he really expect there would be no pushback on that?