D vs Rust

[lobo via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 at 22:30:51 UTC, nbro wrote:
> I have loved C++ when I first started learning it a pair of 
> years ago (then I stopped for some time for some work reasons), 
> and quite recently I have discovered D, which seems apparently 
> a better language from the design point of view, especially in 
> supporting OO design and modularisation, maybe I am just wrong 
> since I know just a little of D so far, but I really had some 
> problems just in setting up a simple OO project, i.e. importing 
> classes, there are .h and .cpp files, etc, which only make 
> everything confusing and make you learn stupid things instead 
> of being productive. D also seems to have a cleaner syntax in 
> general. C++ is becoming more and more a mess because they keep 
> introducing new functionalities to make C++ compete with new 
> languages, and I'm starting hating it. Languages should not 
> just be powerful but simple enough to be productive.
>
> Apart from this, what are the real advantages of D over Rust? 
> They seem to be similar languages in what they want to achieve. 
> Rust seems to be younger and the syntax seems to be slightly 
> different from the C-like syntax. I am not such concerned or 
> interested with the syntax advantages of a language over the 
> other, but more about in general what one does better than the 
> other. Overall, which one has a better design and a more 
> promising future? Which one is more performant, in which 
> situations? If you could answer all these questions it would be 
> nice. I'm still deciding which one to learn and invest my time 
> on, but I would like to have also your more experienced and 
> expert opinion.

Learn both. You will be a better programmer for it and will be in 
a position to make up your own mind which one *you* prefer.

I come from a heavy C/C++/Java/Python background and for me 
productivity is paramount. Syntax is very important because it 
has an impact on my productivity. I find Rust syntax really 
annoying. Little things in D like UFCS and optional parens make a 
huge difference. Big things like D templates and compile time 
reflection power is so easy to tap into and use that it drives 
Rust into the ground. For me memory safety is not a problem. Yes 
it bites occasionally, but never enough that its worth giving up 
productivity everywhere else.

bye,
lobo