On Saturday, 1 September 2018 at 18:35:30 UTC,
TheSixMillionDollarMan wrote:
On Saturday, 1 September 2018 at 12:33:49 UTC, rjframe wrote:
[...]
Stroustrup also said, that "achieving any degree of
compatibility [with C/C++] is very hard, as the C/C++
experience shows."
(reference => http://stroustrup.com/hopl-almost-final.pdf
(2007)
(and here refers to D on page 42 btw - that was 11 years ago
now).
And yet, D is very intent on doing just that, while also
treading its own path.
I personally think this is why D has not taken off, as many
would hope. It's hard.
I think it's also why D won't take off, as many hope. It's hard.
Stroustrup was correct (back in the 90's). Yes, it really is
hard.
Made even harder now, since C++ has evolved into a 'constantly'
moving target...
D++
