in the "Spirit of C" article on the C++ Source
  http://www.artima.com/cppsource/spiritofc3.html
there is a template for gcd(m,n) without types and an Editor's note that
"this is essentially how templates work in the D language". Walter, was
that note due to you? Can someone explain in more detail what it means?

-Ben

"Ben Hinkle" <bhinkle4@juno.com> wrote in message news:cbo23j$28h6$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> in the "Spirit of C" article on the C++ Source
>   http://www.artima.com/cppsource/spiritofc3.html
> there is a template for gcd(m,n) without types and an Editor's note that
> "this is essentially how templates work in the D language". Walter, was
> that note due to you?

No.

> Can someone explain in more detail what it means?

I think the comment is incorrect <g>.