On 2 September 2013 04:33, Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:

On 9/1/2013 9:37 AM, Manu wrote:

I'm amazed at the resistance to this (a few no's, any yes's at all?).

Andrei and I talked about this a while back, and we both think it is a good idea. But there always seem to be more important things, and it's notable that lack of this does not seem to have slowed down C# or Java.

Both of which have VERY mature dev tools and environments, which mitigate the problem a little bit.

It also doesn't mean that I like it when using those languages, I just know that I can't possibly influence it's change.

There are a few distinctions to D though that I think add weight to the situation compared to C#/Java:

D probably appeals more to ex-C++ users (I'm not aware of any sensis, but D's main offering at least to me, is an evolution from C++). We are used to being able to gather a quick summary of a class at a glance.

D (or perhaps just me) makes extensive use of local functions. If the outer function is at the leftmost tab level, it's easy to recognise if you're reading the code from a local function or not. If the outer function is already a few tab levels deep, I frequently find myself becoming unsure of what/where I'm actually reading.