"Back to the Building Blocks": D should get in on this action
TTK Ciar
ttk at ciar.org
Mon Feb 26 22:41:50 UTC 2024
Earlier today the Biden administration announced an initiative to
start shifting federal agencies towards using software written in
"safe" languages:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/
Nowhere do they present recommendations for specific safe
languages, but reference is made to Microsoft's Project Everest
(which uses F-star, a semi-provably safe Fsharp derivative) which
seems like a broad hint. The Rust folks are probably already
declaring victory and patting each other on their backs.
When software vendors are looking over the list of programming
languages with safety features suitable for use for contracts
with the United States federal government, D should at least be
included in the list. It might help drum up some jobs for folks
who would like to write D for a living, but are stuck with
less-favored languages for lack of industry demand.
I'm not sure how to get it on that list, though, nor whether
there even is such a list.
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