Footnotes
Foreword by Scott Meyers
1 Actually, it’s optional. As befits a systems programming language, if you really want to perform manual memory management, D will let you.
Chapter 1
1 This book consistently uses parameter to refer to the value accepted and used inside the function and argument when talking about the value passed from the outside to the function during invocation.
2 If one of your C++ fellow coders has Superman-level confidence, ask him or her what the syntax object.template fun<arg>() does and you’ll see Kryptonite at work.
3 To add insult to injury, << and >> are operators, too.
4 Apologies for the slightly pretentious persona. The problem with the worldlier character is that it creates confusion with the likes of char. ...
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