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> I’ve also written a java_launcher shell script that allows me to write this at the top of Java programs: One could also use D and rdmd pretty much for the sa
by jhgb 6y ago
> I’ve also written a java_launcher shell script that allows me to write this at the top of Java programs:
One could also use D and rdmd pretty much for the same purpose, I imagine.
- jhgb 6y agoI forgot to note one more thing: > And other languages like D and Go are too new to bet my work on. Java, the author's favorite, is 26 years old. D is 20 years old. I'm not quire what exactly makes the six year difference so important here. (Sure, Go is 12 years old, that probably classifies as way younger.)
- selfhoster11 6y agoThe author likely meant that D comes with fewer batteries included and a less mature/less numerous community of developers, not that it's literally younger.
- kaba0 6y agoWell, one of them is known by 8 million people, the other by like a couple thousands? (But don’t get me wrong, D is a cool language, but it didn’t get as popular, so smaller ecosystem, developer mindshare will weaken it’s position)