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Geek Culture / D Programming Language - ever considered it?

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Arkheii
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Posted: 17th May 2004 17:32
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http://www.digitalmars.com/d/

I haven't tried it so I don't know what to say. But those C++ comparisons look very ambitious, if not appealing.

So... anything from the C++ elites out there?

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Posted: 17th May 2004 17:43
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adr
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Posted: 17th May 2004 18:08 Edited at: 17th May 2004 18:08
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it sounds like a "nice" version of C++ (Like C++, only with airbags). Everything I like about all the newer OO style languages, but keeping as close to C as possible. I would try it, but it's not getting the support it needs. For example, if someone bound the Irrlicht 3D engine to it, I'd use it in a heartbeat.

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Posted: 17th May 2004 18:11
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Its quite similar to C,C++ and C#, so I do really see much point of it.


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Arkheii
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Posted: 17th May 2004 18:19
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Well, the nested comments "feature" sounds sassy enough to try the thing... I'll give it a go, even though it's GNU (I think...).

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IanM
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Posted: 17th May 2004 21:01
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I've certainly looked at it - I'm visit that site regularly for the DM C++ compiler updates.

Firstly, did you notice that a lot of the 'no's in the C++ column were there because C++ uses a library instead of having the functionality built-in?

Anyway, I think that the language is definitely cleaner, because that was its goal (C++'s goal was to maintain C compatability).

When some of the commercial compiler writers actually start writing compilers for it, I may use it. Until then, I'll stick with C++.
There's certainly no reason for me to learn yet-another-language while I can do amost everything D does using C++.

Oh, and I wouldn't expect a port of the interface library to D any time soon

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Posted: 18th May 2004 09:58
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D sounds silly too.


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