"The Case for D" on Ycombinator

Moritz Warning moritzwarning at web.de
Sat Oct 31 11:27:25 PDT 2009


On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:15 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> Moritz Warning wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:50:18 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> 
>>> #ponce wrote:
>>>>> Walter Bright Wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=911858
>>>> Added mandatory C++ attacks and D fanboyism
>>> I read the exchange just now (nice job ponce) and am a bit surprised
>>> how much others know about what I do, e.g how I don't use D. My entire
>>> doctoral research is implemented in D (to say nothing about phobos). I
>>> haven't used another language extensively for about three years. And
>>> how the heck is TDPL a filibuster for D? I think it's accelerating,
>>> not delaying, D adoption.
>>>
>>> Andrei
>> 
>> Because tdpl is (perceived to be?) delayed, D2 finalization is delayed.
>> But unless D2 is stable, Tango won't switch to D2 and the Tango vs.
>> Phobos won't get (at least) compatible. LDC might as well switch to D2.
>> 
>> Not that this is entirely correct, but I think tdpl is perceived as
>> filibuster for these reasons.
>> As far as I can tell, library and language incompatibilities (Tango/
>> Phobos, D1/D2) are a big problem. Mostly for newcomers to D. Those who
>> have settled with a combination may feel more comfortable, but still.
> 
> I understand. Well, what I can do is to keep on working! Page 317 and
> counting.
> 
> Andrei

True. Keep up your good work. Take your breaks. Have fun. :)
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