Comparison chart worries

Lutger lutger.blijdestijn at gmail.com
Sun Jan 14 08:23:01 PST 2007


torhu wrote:
>  From http://www.digitalmars.com/d/comparison.html:
> 
> "While many capabilities are available with standard libraries, this 
> table is for features built in to the core language itself."
> 
> I guess the problem is that people don't read the introduction to the 
> comparison.  But it might be better to put 'library' instead of just 
> 'no' in that table anyway, like someone suggested.  Than flames like the 
> one you are quote might be less common.

That is one way to improve the page, might prevent some misunderstandings.

> I guess you just can't expect the slashdot crowd and many others to 'RTFA'.

What I was trying to say, is that the comparison chart is objectionable 
even when you RTFA. As someone in that gamedev thread said in reaction 
to the allegation that the chart is wrong: "Not wrong actually, 
deceptive yes."



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