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Ah yes, we've come full "circle" and C++ has tacked on D's metaprogramming and CTFE abilities.
by gavinray 5y ago
Ah yes, we've come full "circle" and C++ has tacked on D's metaprogramming and CTFE abilities.
- pjmlp 5y agoWhich reveals the problem D has finding any relevant niche, as the community cannot decide into which direction to head into. Java and C# also have acquired many capabilities that for 10 years were a plus from D over them.
- gumby 5y agoThis was an explicit design intent from early days of C++. I remember discussing Lisp's macro capabilities with Stroustrup back in the early 90s and him saying he had always wanted to have that in C++ and templating was the first step. Shame it took so long to actually arrive.
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