Idea #1 on integrating RC with GC

[Daniel Murphy]

"Joseph Cassman"  wrote in message 
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> On Tuesday, 11 February 2014 at 20:02:45 UTC, Meta wrote:
> > However, I think DDMD will bring about a small bump in contributors. 
> > Personally, I haven't used C++ in awhile, and I've grown rusty. At this 
> > point, D is probably the language I'm most comfortable with, especially 
> > for hacking on something complex like a compiler. I imagine there are at 
> > least a few people who feel the same way and are waiting for DDMD before 
> > they take a crack at contributing.
>
> I have to agree. It's been over ten years since I have done any C++ 
> seriously and as a result feel a lot of friction when trying to get up to 
> speed on working with the D compiler code-base. Truth be told, that is 
> part of the reason I like D in the end, it's not C++. Being able to use D 
> to hack on the compiler would make it much more feasible for me to 
> contribute.
>
> Joseph

Seriously, don't wait.  DMD uses a D-like subset of C++, and DDMD uses a 
C++-like subset of D.  Working on DMD is unlike any other C++ codebase I 
have ever worked on because of this, and is remarkably pleasant.