On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:11:13 +0200 "foobar" <f...@bar.com> wrote: > > How often large binary blobs are literally spelled in the source > code (as opposed to just being read from a file)?
Frequency isn't the issue. The issues are "*Is* it ever needed?" and "When it is needed, is it useful enough?" The answer to both is most certainly "yes". (Remember, D is supposed to usable as a systems language, it's not merely a high-level-app-only language.) Keep in mind, the question "Does it pull it's own weight?" is for adding new features, not for going around gutting the language just because we can. > In any case, I'm not opposed to such a utility library, in fact I > think it's a rather good idea and we already have a precedent > with "oct!" > I just don't think this belongs as a built-in feature in the > language. I think monarch_dodra's test proves that it definitely needs to be built-in.