comparison of D2 and C++0x

[Brian Hay]

Denton Cockburn wrote:
> Has anyone thought to do a feature comparison of proposed D2 and C++Ox
> features?

What's the point? As I understand it, C++0x won't come into effect until 
2009 and implementations will follow long after that. So comparisons of 
an implemented and specified (albeit not yet stable) D2 and C++0x with 
no implementation for years are largely irrelevant at the present time.

Also, a comparison of features may not accurately represent the benefits 
of D over C++0x in that they each may implement a given feature but in 
the case of D fewer design compromises are necessary as it doesn't have 
the legacy cruft of C++. Any comparison would have to be both 
qualitative and quantitative to be fair, and even then many people will 
ignore such qualitative (subjective) comparisons. :-)