But c++ lets me plug a custom allocator into any standard data structure. Can D do that?
Ryder Green
I tried D in the past but got demotivated so never learned it fully. From the little that I used it it's a better language than C++: the well designed library, the built in strings, arrays and maps, all make it a very elegant and practical language... which unlike C++ is actually high level. Then again for C++ weenies anything above machine code is "high level", even assembler.
Anyway back to D, unfortunately they refuse to standardize it by way of ISO/IEC, because who needs standardization amirite? "Other languages do just fine without standardization." Yeah because they're backed by big corporations, big money, maybe even a government.
Ultimately, the philosophical problem of D is that in order to fully appreciate it you need to be an above-average C++ programmer in the first place. But if you already are, why the fuck would you leave standard C++ for what is basically an unproven language? Methinks toying around with D as if it was a hobby project (which it is) should end immediately, and the language standard should freeze its features in, let's say, ISO/IEC D20, in time to poop on C++20's party. But that's not going to happen because suddenly winning over C++ programmer's isn't the goal anymore... the goal now is having fun or whatever.
Luis Lopez
Why post this in Zig Forums instead of /prog/?
Thomas Cook
Maybe he wanted someone to read it. But it's just the new meme to push D after he got bored pushing Rust. They're both toy languages. People gave up hope for D before many anons were born so it's an unusual choice.
Camden Bell
Rust is already synonymous with "meme shit", but D is more unheard of and more similar to C++ so it's easier to push without getting instantly filtered.
Samuel Baker
What were the reasons? I am curious because I haven't followed D history closely.
Jack Long
I feel like even just reading it requires too big investment. Even perl scripts aren't that hard to read once you get basic grasp of arrays, hashes, () magic and $_.