digitalmars.D - what do the boost.org guys think of D
- dennis luehring (1/1) Jan 27 2006 any comments from them?
- Craig Black (3/3) Jan 27 2006 Not that I know of. But I get the impression that, for the most part, t...
- Sean Kelly (10/11) Jan 27 2006 Google old threads in comp.lang.c++.moderated and see if David Abrahams
- Tony (14/15) Jan 27 2006 Anyone who is involved with boost probably has a high opinion of C++, an...
- S. Chancellor (7/29) Jan 27 2006 I think you're failing to notice that a major portion of C++ users
- Walter Bright (6/11) Jan 27 2006 I often (unsurprisingly) find that people who have invested a great deal...
- nick (8/21) Jan 28 2006 I am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many
- Mark T (4/10) Jan 28 2006 Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby?
- =?iso-8859-1?q?Knud_S=F8rensen?= (2/17) Jan 28 2006 Or maybe start publishing new versions on http://freshmeat.net
- Rod Haper (7/13) Jan 28 2006 I don't know about Perl or Ruby but Python had the early backing and
- vania vaniacilli.com (3/15) Jan 30 2006 Without a major sponsor D is not going anywhere. D doesn't sports featur...
- John Reimer (9/27) Jan 30 2006 Regarding sponsorship, this may be true; but have you actually
"Craig Black" <cblack ara.com> Not that I know of. But I get the impression that, for the most part, they do not have a high opinion of D. -Craig
Jan 27 2006
dennis luehring wrote:any comments from them?Google old threads in comp.lang.c++.moderated and see if David Abrahams is in any dialogues with Walter--I think there have been a few in the past. But the c.l.c++.m crowd are a hard group to please--D hasn't received a tremendous amount of support there in the past. That said, a few notable folks in the C++ community have voiced support for D or at least for some of the features of D. It's also worth pointing out that some of these features (GC and contracts, for example) are being proposed for inclusion in the next C++ standard :-) Sean
Jan 27 2006
"dennis luehring" <dennis_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:drdfik$1eer$1 digitaldaemon.com...any comments from them?Anyone who is involved with boost probably has a high opinion of C++, and is therefore likely to find fault with any language that isn't C++. At best, I suspect they would take a superficial look at D and take note of those facilities that are in C++ but missing from D (eg multiple inheritance, const). This leads to a negative first impression that deters them from spending the additional time required to understand the strengths of D. Another issue is that C++ and D share the same ecological niche. I suspect that proponents of more dissimilar languages might provide fairer criticisms. Tony Melbourne, Australia
Jan 27 2006
On 2006-01-27 15:46:40 -0800, "Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> said:"dennis luehring" <dennis_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:drdfik$1eer$1 digitaldaemon.com...I think you're failing to notice that a major portion of C++ users disdain the language, but did prefer it better than anything else. For example, me! As soon as I found D, i rejoiced. Unfortunately, D hasn't yet culminated to the point where I can use it for everything I want to. -S.any comments from them?Anyone who is involved with boost probably has a high opinion of C++, and is therefore likely to find fault with any language that isn't C++. At best, I suspect they would take a superficial look at D and take note of those facilities that are in C++ but missing from D (eg multiple inheritance, const). This leads to a negative first impression that deters them from spending the additional time required to understand the strengths of D. Another issue is that C++ and D share the same ecological niche. I suspect that proponents of more dissimilar languages might provide fairer criticisms. Tony Melbourne, Australia
Jan 27 2006
"Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote in message news:drebd5$2vf0$1 digitaldaemon.com..."dennis luehring" <dennis_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:drdfik$1eer$1 digitaldaemon.com...I often (unsurprisingly) find that people who have invested a great deal of effort into mastering one particular language are very reluctant to find much good in other languages. That also explains why the D programming community is a relatively young crowd.any comments from them?Anyone who is involved with boost probably has a high opinion of C++, and is therefore likely to find fault with any language that isn't C++.
Jan 27 2006
On 2006-01-27 19:15:15 -0800, "Walter Bright" <newshound digitalmars.com> said:"Tony" <ignorethis nowhere.com> wrote in message news:drebd5$2vf0$1 digitaldaemon.com...I am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many people to the D language/website and everyone had generally the same reaction: "Wow this looks like a fantastic language, but will it take off?" I share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following. However, I am hopeful, and I look forward to contributing to the D community."dennis luehring" <dennis_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:drdfik$1eer$1 digitaldaemon.com...I often (unsurprisingly) find that people who have invested a great deal of effort into mastering one particular language are very reluctant to find much good in other languages. That also explains why the D programming community is a relatively young crowd.any comments from them?Anyone who is involved with boost probably has a high opinion of C++, and is therefore likely to find fault with any language that isn't C++.
Jan 28 2006
I am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many people to the D language/website and everyone had generally the same reaction: "Wow this looks like a fantastic language, but will it take off?" I share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following.Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby? other ways for a language to succeed. D needs to be successful enough to have an O'Reilly book published.
Jan 28 2006
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:41:34 +0000, Mark T wrote:Or maybe start publishing new versions on http://freshmeat.netI am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many people to the D language/website and everyone had generally the same reaction: "Wow this looks like a fantastic language, but will it take off?" I share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following.Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby? aren't other ways for a language to succeed. D needs to be successful enough to have an O'Reilly book published.
Jan 28 2006
Mark T wrote:Nick wrote:I don't know about Perl or Ruby but Python had the early backing and support of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) which served in a mid-wife role as Python transitioned from an academic to commercial/personal use status. -- RodI share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following.Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby?
Jan 28 2006
In article <drfsae$1941$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Mark T says...Without a major sponsor D is not going anywhere. D doesn't sports features that are peculiar enough to lure people away from industry standards (JAVA/.NET/C++)I am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many people to the D language/website and everyone had generally the same reaction: "Wow this looks like a fantastic language, but will it take off?" I share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following.Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby? other ways for a language to succeed.
Jan 30 2006
vania vaniacilli.com wrote:In article <drfsae$1941$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Mark T says...Regarding sponsorship, this may be true; but have you actually programmed a project in D? I believe you are incorrect regarding sported features. The sported "features" in D that make it better than those languages is the manifold simplicity of implementing equivalent code. D's weaknesses however lie elsewhere: lack of libraries, support tools, documentation, and... major sponsorship... these are hindering D's adoption. -JJRWithout a major sponsor D is not going anywhere. D doesn't sports features that are peculiar enough to lure people away from industry standards (JAVA/.NET/C++)I am not sure about that. D is C/C++/Java like. I have introduced many people to the D language/website and everyone had generally the same reaction: "Wow this looks like a fantastic language, but will it take off?" I share that concern, as D lacks a major corporate sponsor or a major following.Who was the "major corporate sponsor" for Perl, Python and Ruby? aren't other ways for a language to succeed.
Jan 30 2006