On C/C++ undefined behaviours

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 08/22/2010 03:31 PM, retard wrote:
> I'm just asking, why software like this should be written in buggy D if
> production ready Java already executes fast enough? You must desire
> absolute hard-core super mega performance to justify the use of D.

Assuming the question is not tendentious: The decision of choosing a 
language has quite a few more ingredients than speed of generated code 
and quality of implementation.

> Another question is, why would anyone use D/Phobos for writing server
> side XML intensive applications if Java is so much faster? Fixing the
> libraries first tends to be bad for productivity. If I had to choose
> between a production ready Java XML library and something half-baked for
> D, my boss would treat me as lunatic if I told him to first wait N months
> to bring the half-baked amateur library on par with Java and only after
> that write the code in this language that no other company uses anywhere.
> I'd need to work on free time to make this a reality.

Again, speed is not the only issue.

Anyway, clearly Phobos' xml library is in serious need for a revamp.


Andrei