Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote: > >> What prevents us from doing > >> more generic annotations with syntax like @property? > >> > > > > Walter. No one's been able to convince him they're useful. > > Then someone better put forward a good argument.
.Net framework is one big good argument, here are some usecases: http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D&article_id=94070 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xtwkdas5.aspx How do you plan to control serialization? Renaming elements? Serializing to attributes? Defining namespaces? List of attributes and their usage: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.attribute.aspx#familyToggle
