Calypso and the future of D

[Max Klyga via Digitalmars-d]

On 2015-01-23 00:24:44 +0000, Andrei Alexandrescu said:

> 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

I remember Walter arguing against this type of solutions because it 
requires a C++ compiler to be bundled with D.
Does that mean that now we are adopting this path instead of 'extern(C++)' ?