Talk by Herb Sutter: Bridge to NewThingia

[aberba]

On Monday, 29 June 2020 at 15:45:48 UTC, Dagmar wrote:

> Sometimes there is only one way to find out why it behaves like 
> it does: to ask in this forum. And you may not like the 
> answers. D has transitive const, but what if I should lazy 
> evaluate/cache a value or use a mutex? If I shouldn't use 
> const, how should I emphasize the intention to pass a pointer 
> only for reading? How can I be sure that my class invariant is 
> not compromised? Also, there is the shared attribute, but it 
> isn't designed nor implemented well. Lots of questions, no 
> solutions. D is intended to be a C++ replacement, but it 
> doesn't explain to C++ programmers how to change their way of 
> thinking. I'd appreciate if there was a document that explains 
> typical tasks and ways to get them done in D for the C++ 
> dummies, like me.

This calls for a D-idioms for C++ folks. Its overlooked but I 
believe its very important to have. Folks who know the language 
might overlook this but can be of great help for new recruits. 
Considering that's the goal...at least my goal :)

It requires someone with C++ knowledge to start, then we'll take 
care of driving in more idioms. Like a GitHub wiki or something. 
The D wiki more appropriately for centralization.

Anyone up for it?