Moving to D

[bearophile]

Adrian Mercieca:

Welcome here.

> We have great experience/investment in C++, so D seems - from what I've 
> seen so far - as the logical step;

Maybe.


> D seems to me to be as C++ done right.

"C++ done right" was one of the main purposes for D design :-)


> I'm also looking at Go in the process, but Go seems to be more of a 'from 
> C' progression, whilst D seems to be the 'from C++' progression.

Go and D are quite different. You will probably need a short time to find what do you need more among the two. There is also C# Mono.


> I am only worried about 2 things though - which I've read on the net:

There are other things to be worried about :-)


> 1. No 64 bit compiler

It's in development for Linux. It will come, it already compiles some code.


> 2. The Phobos vs Tango issue: is this resolved now? This issue represents 
> a major stumbling block for me.

The Phobos vs Tango issue is essentially a D1 issue. If you are interested in D2 then Phobos is going to be good enough.

Bye,
bearophile