Rename 'D' to 'D++'

rikki cattermole via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Fri Mar 10 07:18:39 PST 2017


On 11/03/2017 4:16 AM, Traktor TOni wrote:
> On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 15:10:34 UTC, Chris wrote:
>> Why, then, is Rust called "Rust"? "C++" was chosen to signal that it's
>> an improvement of C. "D++" would mean an improvement of D. If D is
>> improved C++, then we would have to call it "C++++".
>>
>> This thread is absurd and leads nowhere.
>
> Rust has its own name, they don't have to follow any idea.
> D has chosen to use the naming scheme of C and as such it should be
> honest and use D++ because that's what D is: An expanded version of the
> former language.

D was originally called Mars.
No the community choose to call it D, we're not renaming.


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