Self-hosting D compiler -- Coming Real Soon Now(tm)

[Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d]

On 11 September 2014 15:31, ketmar via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:07:48 +0100
> Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>
>> Just because the compiler is not implemented with shiny new features,
>> does not stop progress of implementing shiny new features.
> but using new features by compiler authors themselves will allow faster
> adoption and better testing. and why don't use D in all it's glory for
> compiler code? some people will look at compiler code to find
> "idiomatic" way of doing things. and if compiler writers themselves
> avoid new features... well, that means that those new features are
> dangerous and untested and better be avoided.

That's not a very accurate view at all.  GCC and Clang are written in
a very idiomatic C++, but does that make people think C++x14 features
are dangerous and untested?

Iain.