D for scientific computing

[Walter Bright]

On 1/23/2013 6:36 PM, Rob T wrote:
> BTW the D version of my sqlite3 lib is at least 1/3 smaller than the C++
> version, and not only is it smaller, but it is far more flexible due to the use
> of templates (I just could not make much use out of C++ templates). A reduction
> like that is very significant. For large projects. it's a drastic reduction in
> development costs and perhaps more so in long term maintenance costs.

Interesting. I found the same percentage reduction in translating C++ code to D.