Am 03.04.2011 03:39, schrieb Walter Bright: > On 4/2/2011 4:52 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote: >> Am 03.04.2011 01:50, schrieb Walter Bright: >>> On 4/2/2011 3:27 PM, ulrik.mikaels...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> As I wrote, I think it's great that 010 != 8 anymore. >>> >>> 010, etc., will now be errors. They will not be 10 decimal. >>> >>> Also, the literals 00, 01, ..., 07 will still be accepted without >>> complaint. 08, >>> 09, etc. will of course be errors. >> >> That feels pretty inconsistent. > > It is inconsistent. One of the interesting things about "good" user interface > design is it is awfully inconsistent. > > The thing is, I ran into a bunch of D code that used 01, 03, etc. They weren't > octal, and it seemed a pity to break it.
They were octal, it just didn't make a difference. I don't see a reason to use them (if not as octals) anyway. Time will tell but I wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later somebody wonders why 00, 01..07 work, but 08 etc don't and complains about weird corner cases ;) Cheers, - Daniel
