On Tuesday, 11 February 2014 at 22:01:01 UTC, bearophile wrote:
ed:
The D compiler catches subtle bugs that creep into C code when
deadlines are tight and the porting itself is great as a
review process.
Isn't using something Clang (plus eventually a static analyzer)
an even better strategy?
Bye,
bearophile
Absolutely :D
Our main focus has been to introduced D into our workplace. We've
been converting a number of old die hard C programmers by showing
them how much better the language is, even if one is just writing
"C" in D. The bug catching was, however, a pleasant side-effect.
I think the transition to D in the embedded world would be
quicker if it were possible to obtain a minimal D language that
produces the smallest binaries possible.
Perhaps a good place to start would be with a formal grammar that
defines what is the kernel of D and what is the D language proper.
Cheers,
ed
