On 5/23/13 12:40 PM, "Luís Marques" <[email protected]>" wrote:
D is great, but the syntax of dmd makes for a bad first impression, which is vital in a "new" language.
I think this is overblown. First thing people use is rdmd without flags, which just works. Then, builds using flags are snuck in a makefile or script and forgotten about. It's just the way things get done. Compiler flags are not something one messes with all the time (like e.g. git's).
I agree there is a standardized way of dealing with options on modern Unixen. I agree dmd does not abide to it. I agree dmd could be made to abide to it with the appropriate care. I am not sure whether it's worth anyone's time to look into that.
Andrei
