Re: Is [] mandatory for array operations?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Walter Bright wrote:
Don wrote:
Walter Bright wrote:
Don wrote:
There are several compiler bugs relating to array operations, and 
almost all relate to this issue. I'd like to fix them, but I need to 
know which way it is supposed to work.

The [] should be required. I worry that otherwise there will be 
ambiguous cases that will cause trouble.
Excellent.

Glad we agree. An example is the C hack where if foo is a function, then 
&foo as well as foo mean the address of the function. This little 
ambiguity, originally meant as a convenience, has caused much grief.

In the same vein, probably it's time to bite the bullet and require 
@property for parens-less function calls.

Andrei