String interpolation, after a healthy debate on discord

[bachmeier]

On Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 12:29:57 UTC, rumbu wrote:
> On Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 11:14:03 UTC, zjh wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 09:50:15 UTC, bauss wrote:
>>
>>> It's ultimately D's downfall that features are too complex.
>>
>> Is d as complex as `C++`?
>
> There are around 90 keywords in C++ 20, from which 11 are 
> alternative names for operators. There are rare cases when a 
> keyword in C++ can have  a different meaning depending of the 
> context.
>
> We have 100 keywords in D and many of them have multiple 
> meanings (scope, static, if, is, in, out, const, do, enum, 
> return)
>
> C++ is not necessary a complex language, STL usage and 
> associated idioms makes it complex. If you look at some C++ 
> code before Stepanov stepped in, it looks really nice and 
> comprehensible :)

The saying about C++ has always been that it's a nice language if 
you stick to a subset of its features. The problem is that 
everyone needs a different subset. I personally don't have a 
problem with D's complexity since it's easy to ignore most of the 
language. The other problem I had with C++ was the need to be a 
language lawyer. You really have to understand the complete 
specification of the features you're using to avoid having it 
blow up on you. You can't easily program in C++ without a shelf 
full of Scott Myers books. I don't feel that way with D.