Hi, I'm about to begin a project on artificial intelligence, decision trees and some other algorithmic stuff that needs runtime and development speed.
I've been looking to D before, but ended up reading and learning some C+ +. But C++ seems more complex than I need and outdated (my opinion). As Python (the language I used to program) is not suitable for the task, I kindly ask you some questions. I only need short answers! 1) Can I access a PostgreSQL and/or MySQL database from D? Are there (fast/reliable) database adapters? 2) Is it easy to use C++ libraries? Is it close to use them from inside C ++ programs? 3) D compilers don't yet compile natively in 64 bits processors? Mine is a x86_64 Linux system. 4) I have to use huge (for me) amounts of data, maybe I'll make use of most of my 8GB RAM memory. Will I find problems due to any compiler/ language limit? 5) Besides Alexei forthcoming book, is there documentation for the whole language and not only to part of it as in http://compsci.ca/v3/ viewtopic.php?t=9518 and http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Beginner% 27s_Guide_to_D ? 6) Is D version 2 suitable for a beginner like me starting a new project? 7) What advantages can I have in using Tango? Speed? Ease of development? will it be integrated as standard? Luis
