[~ot] why is programming so fun?

[Alexander Panek]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> == Quote from lurker (lurker at lurk.com)'s article
>> Georg Wrede Wrote:
>>> A D programmer whose "mother tongue" is, say, Java, and who thinks in
>>> Java and then translates that to D -- well, we can all imagine the
>>> results.
>> yeah. like, um, 95% of tango. look at their directory primitives. you must create an object to get
> information on a directory entry.
> 
> Not any more.  This was changed a few months ago.  And I question the "95%"
> claim.  The bulk of Tango doesn't require instantiating objects at all, contrary
> to popular belief.

Didn't you guys know Tango actually translates D to Java and runs it in 
a VM behind the curtains? Like, totally. The D library is just a facade!