• Achilleas Margaritis (1/1) Apr 19 2004 http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thre...
• John Reimer (9/11) Apr 19 2004 After reading some of the comments, I begin to wonder why slashdot is
• Achilleas Margaritis (14/30) Apr 19 2004 You are right, but there are some very good comments in there. The Slash...
• Dave Sieber (4/7) Apr 19 2004 But can you filter out all the people trying for (Score: 5, Funny)?
• Achilleas Margaritis (2/12) Apr 19 2004 I don't know. I usually want to read those comments, they are hilarious.
• Walter (5/5) Apr 19 2004 "Achilleas Margaritis" wrote in message
• Scott Egan (8/13) Apr 20 2004 No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know ...
• J Anderson (6/12) Apr 21 2004 I think there should be at-least a box with STL comparison it for that
• Matthew (5/20) Apr 21 2004 In what respect is it easier: to use or to write?
• J Anderson (4/9) Apr 21 2004 --
• Phill (9/13) Apr 21 2004 the
• Scott Egan (4/19) Apr 21 2004 Does it matter if the answer is no ;)
• Scott Egan (3/18) Apr 21 2004 Actually, now that I predate the /. influx maybe I'm no longer a newbie?
• Phill (8/9) Apr 21 2004 Your more like a veteran now!
• Ant (3/4) Apr 22 2004 he!, he!, many post here from linux guys since!

Achilleas Margaritis <axilmar b-online.gr> writes:

http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid=108&tid=126&tid=156

John Reimer <jjreimer telus.net> writes:

Achilleas Margaritis wrote:
 http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid
108&tid=126&tid=156 
 

After reading some of the comments, I begin to wonder why slashdot is 
considered so special.  I guess it's merely the huge exposure it 
offers... Comments seem to be one of silly, shallow, glib, presumptuous, 
dogmatic or some other variation of the latter.  A few clear-headed 
experts have there say once in awhile but I quickly wearied of reading 
more...

Did you see how many couldn't get past just the 'D' name? ... Good grief...

I'll just try to be optimistic about the exposure part of it. :-)

Achilleas Margaritis <axilmar b-online.gr> writes:

John Reimer wrote:

 Achilleas Margaritis wrote:
 
 http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid
108&tid=126&tid=156 

 
 
 After reading some of the comments, I begin to wonder why slashdot is 
 considered so special.  I guess it's merely the huge exposure it 
 offers... Comments seem to be one of silly, shallow, glib, presumptuous, 
 dogmatic or some other variation of the latter.  A few clear-headed 
 experts have there say once in awhile but I quickly wearied of reading 
 more...
 
 Did you see how many couldn't get past just the 'D' name? ... Good grief...
 
 I'll just try to be optimistic about the exposure part of it. :-)

You are right, but there are some very good comments in there. The Slashdot 
system also works quite well, and you can always change the level you are
browsing.

Here is a very good comment:

"Libraries (Score:5, Insightful)

In the end, it may come down to having extensive library support weather this 
language gets any attention or not. Without having easy to use, easily 
availiable libraries for sound,graphics,networking etc..., along with support 
examples and help with the libraries, it may not be worth using the language at 
all. Sure you can import C/C++ based libraries, but this will all be unmanaged 
C/C++ code and not protected D code with all the bennifits of D."

There are also others with the same comments. D will make it on the
availability 
of good APIs.

Dave Sieber <dsieber spamnot.sbcglobal.net> writes:

Achilleas Margaritis <axilmar b-online.gr> wrote:

 You are right, but there are some very good comments in there. The
 Slashdot system also works quite well, and you can always change the
 level you are browsing. 

But can you filter out all the people trying for (Score: 5, Funny)?

-- 
dave

Achilleas Margaritis <axilmar b-online.gr> writes:

Dave Sieber wrote:
 Achilleas Margaritis <axilmar b-online.gr> wrote:
 
 
You are right, but there are some very good comments in there. The
Slashdot system also works quite well, and you can always change the
level you are browsing. 

 
 
 But can you filter out all the people trying for (Score: 5, Funny)?
 

I don't know. I usually want to read those comments, they are hilarious.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Achilleas Margaritis" <axilmar b-online.gr> wrote in message
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid=108&tid=126&tid=156

Anyone want to help out on slashdot by answering questions and clearing up
any misconceptions?

"Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> writes:

No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know the
diff between a std lib and core lang.



Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill ;),
I don't think I should represent the effort yet ;o)




"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
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 "Achilleas Margaritis" <axilmar b-online.gr> wrote in message
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid=108&tid=126&tid=156
 Anyone want to help out on slashdot by answering questions and clearing up
 any misconceptions?

J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> writes:

Scott Egan wrote:

No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know the
diff between a std lib and core lang.



Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill ;),
I don't think I should represent the effort yet ;o)
  

I think there should be at-least a box with STL comparison it for that 
page.  At least that would clear up miss-conceptions.  It could be 
explained/shown that D core-language code is much easier then stl.

-- 
-Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

"Matthew" <matthew.hat stlsoft.dot.org> writes:

In what respect is it easier: to use or to write?

At the moment, neither is true. We're hoping to achieve that with DTL, but it's
going to take some significant enhancements to the current template mechanisms.

"J Anderson" <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> wrote in message
news:c65hhh$5d1$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Scott Egan wrote:

No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know the
diff between a std lib and core lang.



Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill ;),
I don't think I should represent the effort yet ;o)

 I think there should be at-least a box with STL comparison it for that
 page.  At least that would clear up miss-conceptions.  It could be
 explained/shown that D core-language code is much easier then stl.

 -- 
 -Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> writes:

Matthew wrote:

In what respect is it easier: to use or to write?
  

Write and read, well in the very least you need less code.

At the moment, neither is true. We're hoping to achieve that with DTL, but it's
going to take some significant enhancements to the current template mechanisms.
  

-- 
-Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

"Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> wrote in message
news:c637b9$2af0$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know

the
 diff between a std lib and core lang.



 Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill

;),


arrgh, I aint ever gonna get to live that down :o(



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"Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> writes:

Does it matter if the answer is no ;)

(Soon, I'll forget - getting old)


"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
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 "Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> wrote in message
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 No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know

 the
 diff between a std lib and core lang.



 Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill

 ;),


 arrgh, I aint ever gonna get to live that down :o(



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"Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> writes:

Actually, now that I predate the /. influx maybe I'm no longer a newbie?


"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
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 "Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> wrote in message
 news:c637b9$2af0$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 No, sorry - had a quick look; seems to be full of idiots who don't know

 the
 diff between a std lib and core lang.



 Apart from that, with me having my 'newbie' status and all (thanks Phill

 ;),


 arrgh, I aint ever gonna get to live that down :o(



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"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

"Scott Egan" <scotte tpg.com.aux> wrote in message
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 Actually, now that I predate the /. influx maybe I'm no longer a newbie?

Your more like a veteran now!

Phill


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Ant <Ant_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <c611ja$ruh$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Achilleas Margaritis says...
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/19/1124204&mode=thread&tid=108&tid=126&tid=156

he!, he!, many post here from linux guys since!

Ant