Status of "D Programming Language"
hasenj
hasan.aljudy at gmail.com
Mon Nov 2 18:32:09 PST 2009
Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Craig Black wrote:
>>> Publishing overheads are north of three months, but I'm working with
>>> the publisher to reduce them to the extent possible.
>>>
>>> Andrei
>>
>> What's the rush? Do you really think the compiler will be ready so
>> soon? It would be silly to rush out a book about a language with an
>> incomplete compiler. I don't say this to discourage you. I support
>> your work, but it seems like it will take some time to implement all
>> the new features properly.
>
> Thanks, Craig. There are very many reasons for the rush, among which the
> simplest one is that I have signed a contract, endorsed by Walter, to
> publish a book about the language.
>
>
> Andrei
I think the rush he's referring to is the rush to "hit the shelves" sooner.
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