D - more or less power than C++?

[Johan Granberg]

Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:

>> 3. read only sematics that work as a strong reminder that one is not
>> suposed to modify somthing (but can bee subverted by a cast)
> 
> Walter has answered on this very many times earlier, and he thinks const
> ain't the correct solution. Whether he'll find some other is still an open
> question.

I know that and try to influence him. :)

>> 4. overlodable assignment and copy constructors.
> 
> Also discussed very many times in the past, Walter's opinion is that they're
> bad for you ;)

:)

>> 5. library and other minor issues
> 
> Library is IMHO a community issue, nothing to do with the language, which
> was the question here.

yers that's why it is a minor issue.

>>>> 4. library
>>>> ...
>>> I don't find the STL compelling, either, and that's the only library
>>> thing standard C++ has over libc. Furthermore, large chunks of STL are
>>> simply irrelevant in D because D has core arrays, strings, and
>>> associative arrays.
>> I agree on this one. So wath is your plan for the D standard library?
> 
> I do agree that phobos is not the most compelling std library out there,
> which is why I encourage helping out with Ares.

actualy I was asking for Walters plans I think it would bee nice to the 
comunity if he let us know wath to expect from his side.