D vs. C#

[Walter Bright]

Derek Parnell wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:19:39 -0700, Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>> Jussi Jumppanen wrote:
>>> I think Microsoft's longer term vision is to have .NET everywhere
>>> and I mean everywhere.
>> I've never been able to discover what the fundamental advantage of a VM is.
> 
> It's easier to change the functionality built into a VM than it is for
> hard-coded silicon.

Since the VM ultimately runs on that silicon, it's hard to see how.