How does D improve design practices over C++?

[Tony]

"Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message 
news:gf2dor$146g$1 at digitalmars.com...
> Bruno Medeiros wrote:
>> Tony wrote:
>>>
>>> I have designed/coded for months without ever pressing the compile 
>>> button. Some programmers use the compiler in a very iterative way: using 
>>> it as a debugger is bad practice.
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>
>> You are either greatly mis-representing that situation, or that simply 
>> is, like superdan said, bullshit.
>>
>> Was the code in C/C++?
>> Was there really no compile information, or did you get syntax or 
>> semantic errors from a tool other than the compiler, like the IDE/editor?
>> That "for months" of yours translates to how much actual time? Was it 
>> several hours a day (4-8 hours) like in a job, or were you talking more 
>> like a hobbyists 30 mins per weekend?
>
> I, too, found that claim quite amusing. I mean, the Usenet was getting 
> boring with the usual suspects: CIA undercover agents, black belt owners, 
> and people who predicted various market tops and bottoms. Writing code for 
> months without compiling - that's original :o).

Deal with it. I am back in a compile/debug mode now after months of 
reworking and evolving my development framework. Research a little, 
engineer/architect/design a lot, then implement. Pretty much full time work 
for me this summer save for the PC support calls I handle.

If you wanna be cocky though, so can I: I don't "write" software, I build 
it. :P

Tony