Re: Language Features I'd Like To See

From: Bob Dawson (bdawson_at_idtdna.com)
Date: 03/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:31:25 -0600

"David Smith" wrote
>
> The refactoring and other features in D2005 are a good
> step to that direction, but we need more automation to
> help the writing.

Refactoring, of course, doesn't help the writing but the rewriting. <g>

I suppose that was what CodeRush was for--but frankly, code completion is
about all the help I need. I've long given up the notion that I can think
carefully faster than I can type. As it is, I spend a significant amount of
time now just looking at what I typed and pondering its correctness.

bobD

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