C++17

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at 21:01:53 UTC, bachmeier wrote:

> "With C++xx, there's little benefit to switching" is a very 
> common sentiment among current C++ programmers. And it's 
> probably true. On the other hand, with a few exceptions, it's 
> hard to see someone choosing to learn C++ rather than D. Making 
> a push for those developers will be more productive.

Also, I see the competition for new programmers on a daily basis. 
Rcpp, which allows one to embed C++ code inside an R program, is 
the most popular dependency of R packages. D is unable to compete 
in that space because of the lack of proper DLL support for 
Windows and no such support for Mac. I will never be convinced 
that D wouldn't be preferred by data scientists. But that's not 
happening because of D's current limitations.