Website message overhaul

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/14/11 3:02 PM, Lutger Blijdestijn wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>
>> On 11/13/11 8:37 PM, bearophile wrote:
>>> Andrei Alexandrescu:
>>>
>>>> Feedback is welcome.
>>>
>>> The overall look is nice, I like the foldable examples, but I think
>>> there's too much text for a home page. I think it's better to move lot of
>>> text in a "introduction" page.
>>>
>>> I suggest to avoid titles like "Multi-paradigm power", because they sound
>>> a bit too much too buzzwordy.
>>
>> What characteristic of D would you substitute as a major differentiating
>> feature?
>
> I like the term modeling power a lot, and would use this as the main point.
> It's straightforward, suggests a trade-off and has a pragmatic connotation.

I don't see it that way. It dilutes the message by replacing it with a 
vague claim. "Multi-paradigm language" has a rather precise meaning - 
you get to use several major programming styles within the language. 
"Modeling power" is rather subjective as I think many languages, even 
the underpowered ones, would claim having modeling power. But a language 
that doesn't do e.g. objects can't claim being multi-paradigm.


Andrei