D For A Web Developer

[Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 13:50:18 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 13:37:33 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 13:28:28 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 13:03:43 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:55:36 UTC, Dicebot wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:52:36 UTC, Rikki 
>>>>> Cattermole wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at 12:38:32 UTC, Dicebot wrote:
>>>>>>> There are definitely several benefits of having 
>>>>>>> aggregated compile-time known list of routes. Actually I 
>>>>>>> have added it as one of examples for my DConf talk just 
>>>>>>> yesterday :) This list, however, can possibly be built 
>>>>>>> automatically via reflection provided single root entry 
>>>>>>> point.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think good flexible framework should provide user both 
>>>>>>> options and infer as much as possible by convention.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmm interesting idea, although I'd feel a lot happier 
>>>>>> about it if the compiler was able to (with a switch most 
>>>>>> likely) infer/create automatically package.d files with 
>>>>>> auto import of all sub modules if it doesn't exist.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like typical use case for imaginary dub plugin 
>>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps but in the compiler, the file system wouldn't 
>>>> actually be changed. And the explicit package.d files would 
>>>> merely be overrides.
>>>
>>> There's nothing stopping you from automatically making a 
>>> temporary directory structure for building. No need to alter 
>>> it in-place.
>>
>> The way this discussion is going I'll have a new build manager 
>> built specifically for web development. This is where I'm 
>> gonna say 'no'.
>>
>> Hmm now if only I understand assembly better. And was able to 
>> write a JIT then maybe. Maybe then I could implement my evil 
>> ideas.
>
> A JIT for D? That would be many, many man-years of work.
Nah written in D. But in saying that, it would probably be one of 
the first languages I'd have a go at.