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I've never given D a fair shake before, so my opinion of it is very weakly held, but up until now I've always thought of it as C++ with even more piles of crap
by bhaney 3y ago
I've never given D a fair shake before, so my opinion of it is very weakly held, but up until now I've always thought of it as C++ with even more piles of crap bolted on. Reading the examples here makes me think that I was wrong and that I should give it a real try, because this looks like a sufficiently elegant language that I would actually want to use.
- Doxin 3y agoHaving used I'd sooner file it under "C, with just enough added, removed, and fixed to make it a pleasant modern language", but then my native language is python so take that with a grain of salt if you're a C/C++ person.
- mananaysiempre 3y agoIt is definitely related to C++ (both in ideology and in participants) and AFAIU has even more features, but, for example, Scott Meyers views it[1] as having less random stupid inconsistencies than C++. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAWA1DuvCnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAWA1DuvCnQ
- Simon_O_Rourke 3y agoI've had the displeasure of having to use it professionally for a little while, and to be honest, I'd sooner rub chilli flakes into my eyeballs than have to deal with D's default garbage collector again. Seemed to be a cult-like language in the worst possible sense.
- hdjjhhvvhga 3y agoCould you briefly explain the problems with D's GC? Their docs say, "Since version 2.067, The garbage collector can now be configured through the command line" - would that help in your case?
- renox 3y agoI think that the leaks are/(were?) 32bit only no?
- ktm5j 3y agoI highly recommend giving it a go! It's hands down my favorite language.
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