Calypso and the future of D

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

I think it's important that we enable Calypso 
(https://github.com/Syniurge/Calypso) and related tooling that 
interfaces D with other languages, notably C++.

A key topic in 2015 for D is playing well with C++. A good C++ interface 
will give access to a host of mature C++ libraries, starting of course 
with the C++ standard library. More importantly, it will provide a 
smooth migration path for organizations that want to do development in D 
whilst taking advantage of their legacy code.

I'd like to open the topic of "what can we do in core D to make Calypso 
better".

But first, I want to get better acquainted with Calypso and raise 
awareness of it with coworkers and the larger community. To my dismay, 
the github homepage provides exactly zero "look and feel" use examples 
beyond the mechanics of building Calypso itself.

To Calypso's creator: is it possible to beef up the documentation of 
Calypso with a few use cases? Ideally there'd be a soup-to-nuts step by 
step guide of making a C++ library (either artificial or extant) 
interfacing with D. Also: what things on the D side would be necessary 
to make the interface better? Exceptions would be an obvious topic on 
which we have an attack already (more on it later).


Thanks,

Andrei