Talk on D at DORS/CLUC

[RazvanN]

On Monday, 20 May 2024 at 15:43:46 UTC, Lance Bachmeier wrote:
> On Monday, 20 May 2024 at 08:03:12 UTC, RazvanN wrote:
>
>> Templates are quite cool and they do appeal the inner nerd, 
>> but the reality is that not so many people use templates. If 
>> you're not a library writer, chances are you'll stick to using 
>> normal functions.
>
> The complexity of templates is probably more important (though 
> I agree with your point). Maybe after years of using the 
> language they will have uses here and there, but templates are 
> not a positive when showing off the language. Same for ranges.
>

Actually, what D can do with templates impresses people 
(especially the __traits and template constraints), however, it's 
not something that actually solves the problems they have in 
other languages. As for ranges, I did not include any examples in 
my talk as I don't see them as a very big selling point.