On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 at 03:06:35 UTC, Sergei Degtiarev
wrote:
I think, you see it at wrong angle. Yes, I am C++ programmer,
and I love it, and I anticipate C++17 coming. And I also like
D, and hope it eventually be another language I will be as
fluent as I'm in C++ now, but I'm no way going to be
"converted".
Please note that I am talking about getting C++ programmers to
pick D for their weekend programming, not their work-related
programming.
C++ is a good recruitment platform because compiler programmers
should:
1. like low level programming
2. understand the hardware
3. like to make code fast
4. be able to drop down to C/C++ for interfacing with backends
But you also want them to have a good theoretical background.
That makes for a much smaller population to recruit from.
If you are going to recruit those who about to abandon C++, you
will have the worst part.
I don't think so. Most people with a comp. sci. background has
known that C++ is a flawed language from it's inception. Those
people are better qualified to do improve the language. What
keeps C++ rolling is that no other language provides the full
feature set in the right packaging. + frameworks.
Memory management review in D is a bright idea, and challenging
project, it might be a dream project for some, so wouldn't it
be better spoken as "attracting" C++ people instead of
"converting" them? Sure, you will get much more enthusiasm
talking about it this way.
Ok, but if they don't favour D over C++, will they then have
enough interest in D to work on the compiler + tooling?
C++ and Rust have many more people working on compilers and
tooling, so over time D either needs to expand the number of core
"weekend" contributors or reduce the scope of the project.
