But then you lose C's nice property that declaration and use are the same syntax. For example, D also uses a similar type syntax, so in D if you declare: in

But then you lose C's nice property that declaration and use are the same syntax. For example, D also uses a similar type syntax, so in D if you declare: int[10][20] x; x[19][9] // is legal In C: int x[10][20]; x[9][19] // is legal I think the correct solution would have been to make pointer syntax post-fix like the arrays and functions, so that you get the best of both worlds. Go-like declarations and C-like matchup between use and declarations.