On 12/22/2017 7:23 AM, Russel Winder wrote:
I think we are now in a world where Rust is the zero cost abstraction language to replace C and C++, except for those who are determined to stay with C++ and evolve it.
Maybe it is. But that is not because D isn't up to the task. I've converted a large program from C to D (Digital Mars C++'s front end) with -betterC and it really is a zero cost abstraction. The memory safety benefits are there (DIP 1000), RAII is there, nested functions, array bounds checking, template metaprogramming, CTFE, etc.
I expect to be upgrading a lot of older C code I still use in this manner. I just don't want to work in C anymore. Furthermore, I do not need to re-engineer the C code to convert it to D - it can be done pretty much by rote, unlike Rust.
D as betterC really is a game changer, for anyone who cares to give it a try.
