Vtable for virtual functions in D

[Patrick Schluter]

On Tuesday, 6 March 2018 at 21:20:22 UTC, Henrik wrote:
>
> I have worked with C in embedded systems for many years now, 
> and for our modern Linux systems we are using a combination of 
> C and Java today. Java for parts where memory safety is more 
> important than speed/determinism, and C for the critical real 
> time parts. There should exist a language between these worlds, 
> where we can achieve memory safety at relatively small costs. 
> C++ is not really an alternative, and D looks much more 
> pleasant for us C programmers than for example Rust.

D is the perfect fit for your description. Converting java to D 
can be surprisingly easy, unless one used a lot of libraries 
which are quite different.
As for C, I'm of the opinion that D is much more respectful of 
its C heritage than even C++ is.