D, Java? To D or not to D?

Frank Benoit (keinfarbton) benoit at tionex.removethispart.de
Fri Jan 5 09:34:40 PST 2007


janderson schrieb:
> Boris Kolar wrote:
>> If you must have fast startup times, or must integrate with OS API, use
>> C++ (most popular) or D (best). Maybe Eiffel is also worth considering.
>> D is not (yet) very good for real-time programming (see all garbage
>> collection, deterministic finalization threads for reasons), but Walter
>> will likely fix that soon.
> 
> I disagree here, even in C++ allocation during the real-time part is
> best avoided.  In the past, my programs would assert if anyone tried to
> allocated during the real-time part.  D runs real-time just fine if you
> follow that simple rule.
> 
> -K

I also do realtime programming in D. I use the "Realtime Application
Interface (RTAI)" for Linux.



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