On Tue, 27 May 2014 16:11:12 -0400, w0rp <devw...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 at 19:43:57 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2014 14:57:46 -0400, w0rp <devw...@gmail.com> wrote:
That was brilliant. I think Scott made two very good points. D needs
people like himself to educate others
I think you misunderstood that point ;) He was saying to make D so that
we DON'T need specialists like himself that can make a career out of
explaining the strange quirks of D, mostly by not having those quirks
in the first place.
-Steve
Oh, I see what he's saying now. The *last* thing. That's... confusing
use of English.
Yes, it's a common phrase.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/the-last-thing-you-want-need-etc
Basically it means something you definitely DON'T need.
-Steve