D for scientific computing

[Joseph Rushton Wakeling]

On 01/24/2013 05:36 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> I think it would be ideal if the dmd front end were more isolated from
> the back end, so that it's easier to port to gdc/ldc (i.e. it can happen
> in the matter of days after a dmd release, not, say, weeks or months).

Case in point -- today I got bitten by this issue:
http://forum.dlang.org/thread/sntkmtabuhuctcbnlsgq@forum.dlang.org

AFAICT it's fixed in 2.061, and it certainly doesn't show up when compiling with 
latest-git dmd.  But as 2.061 isn't yet merged into ldc or gdc, both of these 
compilers are temporarily out of commission ...

> But I believe Walter has already said that patches to this effect are
> welcome, so I can only see the situation improve in the future.

Yes, my impression too, and I know that some people have been putting work 
towards it.