Why is D unpopular?

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Mon Nov 15 06:18:17 UTC 2021


On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 04:06:31 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
>
> This seems more like a test of familiarity than complexity. A 
> better metric for complexity would be something like "number of 
> words in the language spec."


My assertion was based on there being no familiarity

Yes, familiarity will play a role if your looking at code in a 
language that looks/works similar to one you're familiar with.

But I mean complete novices. Never exposed to a programming 
language.

Also, I'm not referring to 'language' complexity per se, but 
rather 'cognitive' complexity.

Specifically, chunking: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology)

Some languages are well suited to chunking (either intentionally 
by design, or by accident).

Chunking will impact on your capacity to learn and remember.

Others seem more like an "undifferentiated mess of atomic 
information items".

Ever wondered why C++ is so hard for a novice to learn and 
remember?

Is it because you cannot fit those "undifferentiated mess of 
atomic information items" into working memory?



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