This solution creates unnecessary template bloat for every implicit conversion, duplicates compiler logic, and I...

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Hmm. I decided that perhaps the full-fledged std.conv.to is a bit of...

Proof of concept:

// ctfe-able simple and stupid replace
string replace(string str, string from...

I see. An alternative solution (one that does not make AAs depend on Phobos and...

No, because of the other rules.

Andrei

This will statically allow looking up an int in a T[string].
I don't...

Not sure how it's best to address this.

Andrei

Casting from char[] to string is not what you want, and .idup is specific to...

OK. Would the following be enough?

	template isEquiv(T,U) {
		enum isEquiv = is(immutable(T...

druntime mustn't depend on Phobos, and I don't see why it is necessary...