On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:37:12 +0800, KennyTM~ wrote: > On Mar 24, 11 19:00, sclytrack wrote: >> == Quote from piotrek (star...@tlen.pl)'s article >>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:17:32 +0100, Alvaro wrote: >>>> D already has a long list of keywords, reserved words can't be used >>>> as identifiers, which can be annoying. "body" in particular is a >>>> common noun that programmers would gladly use as a variable name in >>>> physics simulation, astronomy, mechanics, games, health, etc. I think >>>> "body" can be removed from D with no harm, and with the benefit of >>>> allowing the name as identifier. >>> yes, please >>> body is also a html tag >>> Cheers >>> Piotrek >> >> Copied the following line from the Vala (=mostly reference counted >> language) web page. >> >> "It is possible to use a reserved keyword as identifier name by >> prefixing it with the @ character. This character is not part of the >> name. For example, you can name a method foreach by writing @foreach, >> even though this is a reserved Vala keyword." >> >> My body is hungry and starving. >> >> >> > How is this better than _body or body_?
I think "@" is a little bit nicer, but it doesn't change the situation at all . body (if possible) shouldn't be a keyword. Can anyone from the steering group state his opinion? :) Cheers, Piotrek