On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:35:45 +0000, Joakim wrote: >> * Language complexity >> >> Raise your hand if you know how a class with both opApply and the >> get/next/end functions behaves when you pass it to foreach. >> How about a struct? Does it matter if it allows copying or not? >> >> The language was built because C++ was deemed too complex! Please see >> the thread about lazy [1] for a case where a question actually has an >> answer, but nobody seems to know it (and the person who does know it is >> hard pressed to explain the nuance that triggers this). > > By this rationale, C++ should be dead by now. Why do you think it's > fatal to D?
It's worth noting that C++ isn't always chosen for its technical merits. It's a well-known language whose more or less standard status in certain domains means it's the default choice; C++ is sometimes used for projects in which Stroustrup would say it's obviously the wrong language for the job. D is far more likely to require justification based on technical merit. If D becomes another C++, why bother taking a chance with D when you can just use C++, use a well-supported, commonly-used compiler, and hire from a bigger pool of jobseekers?
