On Monday, October 18, 2010 14:40:37 Rainer Deyke wrote: > On 10/18/2010 07:18, Paulo Pinto wrote: > > So the question is, what could the D killer feature be? > > The power of C++ template metaprogramming, without the horribly > convoluted syntax.
LOL. After using templates in D enough, C++ almost feelings like it doesn't have them (particularly since it lacks static ifs and template constraints). I'm _far_ more likely to use templates in D than C++. D's metaprogramming is definitely a fantastic feature. Unfortunately, a lot of the programmers I know tend to react negatively to templates (probably primarily due to how nasty they can be in C++), so sadly, it can be hard to sell powerful templates as a _good_ feature to some folks. I quite appreciate it though. Certainly, if you try and sell D's templates as a feature, it's their ease of use which would have to be pushed. In some respects, C++ templates just give metaprogramming a bad name. - Jonathan M Davis
