On Friday, 11 July 2014 at 18:13:52 UTC, Chris wrote:
On Friday, 11 July 2014 at 17:54:38 UTC, Israel Rodriguez wrote:
On Friday, 11 July 2014 at 15:30:18 UTC, Chris wrote:
Let's not
forget that zeolots and professional posters will always
point out the flaws of D, and blow them out of proportion. "D
doesn't have xyz, so it's shit!" Divide et impera (divide and
rule).
Lol, this one made me laugh.
It is true though. I have only been keeping up with D for like
the last year or so and have found that its missing many
things that i would like it to do by itself, without the help
of C/C++. Multimedia and graphics for example.
D ALWAYS has to rely on C/C++ libraries for this. OpenGL is an
exception because...well...every OS out there has OpenGL...
Why reinvent the wheel, when D can interface to the wheel. A
lot of things are programmed in C/C++. Other languages use
modules (Python, Java) to access existing C libraries. D can do
it straight away. I cannot tell you how much it has helped me.
I depend on C libraries not because I use D, but because the
libraries are useful and well established / tested / sound.
Apart from that GC is a concern to many. I can see why GC
would not be needed for a systems language but i see D
primarily as a General Software Programming language where GC
is most needed.
This is true, but theoretically i feel this is wrong because its
like putting training wheels on your bike. Know what i mean?
Anyways thats just how "Feel" but maybe youre right, in that,
maybe that isnt the right way to go...
