Mobile is the new PC and AArch64 is the new x64

[sslaembedded]

On Tuesday, 11 September 2018 at 06:42:26 UTC, Chris wrote:
> On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 19:28:01 UTC, aberba wrote:
>> On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 16:09:41 UTC, rjframe wrote:
>
>>
>> That's exactly whats happening in Africa. The continent is 
>> leapfrogging from nothing to a smart phone thanks to China. 
>> Many don'[t know how to even use a PC. Especially the young 
>> and upcoming generation.
>>
>> The smart phone market is really significant.
>
> That's why I'm trying to draw attention to first class ARM 
> support by the D Foundation (not just some voluntary efforts, 
> much as they are appreciated). ARM in dmd wouldn't be a bad 
> idea perhaps, as Manu suggested. It's become more than obvious 
> over the last couple of years that mobile devices have become 
> very important and that people often use them instead of PCs or 
> laptops. Fewer and fewer developers can "escape" development 
> for mobile ("we want an app too"), and if a language doesn't 
> offer first class support for mobile, then devs won't bother 
> with it. A lot of other (new) languages are directing their 
> efforts towards mobile for a reason.

Embedded software is a kind of software that is built into 
hardware systems and is designed to perform specific functions. 
Modern devices which are stuffed with different functions are 
full of embedded software solutions - that is why they are so 
helpful. See https://www.ssla.co.uk/