On Friday, 10 February 2023 at 23:22:34 UTC, thebluepandabear
wrote:
A good example of a language that does everything right is C#.
If C# wasn't tied to Microsoft, it would honestly be pretty
much the perfect language. Java is also pretty good, but it has
its downsides.
I don't agree with all of that.
C# is certainly one of 'great' programming languages.
Particulary because of its extensive framework library, which D
could never compete with.
Also, the move to open-source, and the move to cross platform
with dotnet, makes C# (dotnet) a very attractive option for many
use cases, and will certainly see the language being used more
and more...
I don't necessarily have a problem (anymore) with it being tied
to Microsoft (because of the above). Also, Microsoft can afford
to employ 'the best', which is what they indeed do, and which is
why C# is what it is today.
What attracts me to D, is the inability to program outside of a
class in C#. I think they are trying to find ways to make this
happen, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
If only D 'really did' support OOP, as it claims, it would be
more useful to me.
