On Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 07:27:53 UTC, ketmar wrote:
On Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 02:38:50 UTC, bpr wrote:
It's a counterfactual at this point, but I would guess that if
D had left out the GC in 2010 when D2 came out it would have
been ahead of C++ in many ways and perhaps would have been
able to peel off more C++ programmers
c++ programmers want c++. anything that is not c++ will be
bashed to death. there is absolutely no reason to kill one of
the key D features only to attract 2.5 c++ coders. actually, we
already have That One C++ Programmer We Need onboard -- Andrei.
;-)
Let me put My 2 cents too: the goal is not only attracting 2.5
c++ coders, but to expand Dlang using. I like D, and I want to
use it wide. And I believe Dlang adepts too. So we must make D to
be usefull for small, metal-bare (important for me), embedded
things to whatever... We can't do it now with GC.
I'am learning Ada lang now, and understood, that many usefull
things Walter took from there.
I think, a good way to step up for Dlang is to be C++ like Ada
variant, with possibility to work without GC. And with GC too, to
make life easier, if someone wants.
IMO )
