Modern C++ Won't Save Us

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Friday, 30 April 2021 at 16:29:09 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> +1 for this. D should be the "sane" alternative. Like allow low 
> level stuff, but also enable high productivity and safety. I 
> think that's an area where D could be/is great.

I found it interesting that several people want async/await in D. 
I have only limited experience with async/await, but people seem 
to be enthusiastic about it.

> Also more embedded focus imo.

Then one should target one platform such as Arduino and do it 
really well for that platform.

To reach the embedded audience on would need a smaller default 
runtime I think. Also solid support for fixed allocations and 
proving stack depth is wanted in that area.

A task-based system is actually quite useful in that space. All 
preallocated, allow suspension only when the stack is empty, put 
all other variables in the task-object. (Basically a stackless 
coroutine.)