I know Sean suggested scope (RAII) but how about:

File file = new FileStream(...);
scope(exit...

s/RIAA/RAII/

But I wonder what RIAA features DMD could add.

...writes can be done atomically with the functions in std.file, without need for RAII.

...RAII usage is for managing memory, and Boris didn't say why he needed RAII...

Can you do RAII with them?
I thought that a struct cannot have a destructor...

...nicely; if Walter extends it to support RAII member data, as he's mentioned a...

...s no compelling use case".
I think RAII is a compelling use case.  Expression templates...

It's practical, I've been bitten by it.  Otherwise I probably would have never...

Thanx for pointing this out, I had missed that button. I will definitely start using...

...deprecations, and very glad to see a new RAII term that fits.

-- Chris Nicholson-Sauls