== Quote from David Nadlinger (s...@klickverbot.at)'s article > On 9/3/11 11:20 PM, dsimcha wrote: > > 2. File(someFileName, someMode) needs to work. Not supporting this method > > of > > instantiating a File object would break way too much code. > This one could easily be solved by aliasing File.open to (static) opCall(). > David
Agreed, but in the big picture this overhaul still breaks way too much code without either a clear migration path or a clear argument about why such extensive breakage is necessary. The part about File(someFileName, someMode) is just the first thing I noticed.