D mentioned and criticized

[Chris via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 17 May 2016 at 01:20:16 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Monday, May 16, 2016 18:25:23 Chris via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>
> Well, it's pretty easy to lump in C++ with D given that out of 
> all of the successors to C++, D is the most similar to it. And 
> while D is definitely simpler than C++, it's still a 
> complicated language. So, I could easily see someone dismissing 
> D as having C++'s problems if they didn't spend much time with 
> it. But I have no idea what the case is with these folks. I'd 
> never heard of Loci before you brought it up here.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

Ola first mentioned Loci in a recent thread. I'm always in favor 
of new PLs and / or ways of thinking. But I don't think it's good 
style to mention D in this way while not giving at least some 
reasons for doing so. To talk about C++'s problems instead is 
misleading. Given Loci's features, the complexity is or will soon 
be similar to D's. Just look at the templates. D also started out 
as a simple language, but as features are required and added, 
complexity increases. That's only natural.

I'll keep an eye on it anyway.