Re: [OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

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On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 at 19:37:29 UTC, Max Klyga wrote:

Microsoft being microsoft again.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196015.html - DECLARATION OF LIFETIME OF RESOURCE REFERENCE

This contains description of scoped classes, etc.

Is this about C#'s usingw?

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196008.html - IMMUTABLE OBJECT TYPES

I really hope patent office will reject these applications.

How bad will this be to D?