File extension of c++ files used on d compiler sources

[H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d]

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 02:16:36AM +0000, Jesse Phillips via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Monday, 14 July 2014 at 23:14:52 UTC, Domingo Alvarez Duarte wrote:
> >It's fine that D is innovating in the programming language field but
> >not all conventions are bad ones.
> >
> >Cheers !
> 
> Legacy, pretty sure the early C++ days used .c and Walters compiler
> comes from those early days.
> 
> I believe it hasn't change because of cost/benefit.

Not being usable in an IDE is a pretty big cost IMO. (Even though I
myself don't even use IDE's!) Maybe you might stand a chance of
convincing Walter to do it. Probably after the upcoming release, since
right now the focus is to get that out the door first.


T

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