D's tail

Brian Tiffin btiffin at gnu.org
Wed Aug 11 19:40:36 UTC 2021


On Wednesday, 11 August 2021 at 14:22:31 UTC, Bastiaan Veelo 
wrote:
> On Wednesday, 11 August 2021 at 11:33:42 UTC, Johan wrote:
>> … specifying the compiler version in the codebase and using
> ...
> Imagine checking out any project at any revision and it builds 
> without intervention at any time.
>
> — Bastiaan.

:-)

As mentioned at the top, a COBOL guy, source code from 1972 *just 
works*.  COBOL programmers live in that *imaginary* world.

Ok, that's exaggerating the truth, but it's the disappointing 
exception that is the exception, not the rule.  The rule is, code 
it now and it compiles and works, in perpetuity.

And thanks for the hints on how to go about increasing the life 
expectancy for D source codes.

To be honest, I'm hoping to be able to assume that D source will 
be as resilient to the ever changing surrounding environments for 
as long as I'd assume C source to be. Source code should age 
gracefully, not fearing each and every revision of build tools or 
run-time support libraries.  Yes, you retest after upgrades, but 
the assumption should be more life in a newly renovated house, 
not assuming you have to count the number of broken fingers that 
need attention before getting back to work.  :-)

Have good, make well.


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