dmd support for IDEs

Nick Sabalausky a at a.a
Sun Oct 11 14:15:57 PDT 2009


"Walter Bright" <newshound1 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
news:hatc8c$277u$1 at digitalmars.com...
> Ary Borenszweig wrote:
>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>> Denis Koroskin wrote:
>>>> In fact, that's what I do right now.
>>>
>>> I think that's great. But it requires a lot of work (as of course you 
>>> know).
>>
>> Good things require a lot of work. :)
>
> Of course. But getting something done and available in a short amount of 
> time is also good!
>
> For example, some people say to me "why should I use D, when C++0x solves 
> my issues with C++?"
>
> And I point out "how many more years are you willing to wait for C++0x, 
> when D is here now?"
>
> [Setting aside for the moment the issue of whether C++0x really is better 
> than D or not!]
>
> The point is, good enough now gets us further down the road of getting a 
> user base large enough to justify the effort for a more comprehensive 
> solution.
>
> For example, if I have many miles to commute to work, the best choice is a 
> car. But if I can't afford a car, or am too young to drive, a bike at 
> least gets me there. Before I was 16 and could drive, a bike was very 
> liberating for me, I rode it everywhere.

It's a good point, but, if I'm reading this group right, it sounds like it 
might not be quite as useful as you're expecting it would be.





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