final variables

[#ponce]

Is there a need for final variables now that we have immutable and const in D2 ?


This program does not compile: 
import std.stdio;

 int main(char[][] args)
{
        final int a = 4;
        a = 8;
        writefln("%s", a);
        return 0;
}

But the following program does run: 

import std.stdio;

 int main(char[][] args)
{
        final int a = 4;
        final int* p = &a;
        *p = 8;
        writefln("%s", a);
        return 0;
}

and prints 8. 

So final for variables seems weaker than C const.
Another problem is that final looks like Java :)