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digitalmars.D.announce - D only has Advantages

reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17306761
Jun 13 2018
next sibling parent reply Anton Fediushin <fediushin.anton yandex.ru> writes:
 they have bugs and features


D only has features
Jun 13 2018
parent reply Bugsy <Bugsy Bunny.com> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 04:11:37 UTC, Anton Fediushin wrote:

 they have bugs and features


 D only has features


that's because in D, bugs are actually features.
Jun 13 2018
parent Greatsam4sure <greatsam4sure gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 05:31:18 UTC, Bugsy wrote:

 On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 04:11:37 UTC, Anton Fediushin 
 wrote:

 they have bugs and features


 D only has features


 that's because in D, bugs are actually features.



The advantages of D are numerous. It a language design to make a 
newbie a pro and to give a pro an edge. It simplify Complex 
things and make them very simple. D is a joy to work with and bugs
  are not features
Jun 14 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent Dukc <ajieskola gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 13 June 2018 at 22:38:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17306761


I think that if you want to advertise a single comment on Reddit 
or similar sites, the general forum would be more appopriate 
place for that. But that's just my opinion.
Jun 14 2018
prev sibling parent reply Unsafe <Unsafe Unsafe.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 13 June 2018 at 22:38:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17306761


"D only has advantages" ??

What is the point of such a post?

To me, it just comes across as being DPRK like propaganda.

Perhaps it should mention 'sunrises'...the more the merry'r.
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 6/14/2018 2:53 AM, Unsafe wrote:

 "D only has advantages" ??
 
 What is the point of such a post?


Read the parent post.



 To me, it just comes across as being DPRK like propaganda.


Evidently my brand of humor got lost in translation. I grovel and beg for 
forgiveness, and will appropriately flagellate myself with a wet noodle.
Jun 14 2018
next sibling parent reply jmh530 <john.michael.hall gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 10:18:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:


 Evidently my brand of humor got lost in translation. I grovel 
 and beg for forgiveness, and will appropriately flagellate 
 myself with a wet noodle.


I found myself getting in trouble when I was texting and being 
sarcastic. I always add the little winky face now. People don't 
get mad anymore, but instead just say I'm not funny. Good 
trade-off.
Jun 14 2018
next sibling parent Anton Fediushin <fediushin.anton yandex.ru> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 11:19:37 UTC, jmh530 wrote:

 On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 10:18:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:


 Evidently my brand of humor got lost in translation. I grovel 
 and beg for forgiveness, and will appropriately flagellate 
 myself with a wet noodle.


 I found myself getting in trouble when I was texting and being 
 sarcastic. I always add the little winky face now. People don't 
 get mad anymore, but instead just say I'm not funny. Good 
 trade-off.


I think everybody should just calm down and don't think too much 
about such things. I honestly don't know how a little joking post 
can bring up DPRK and propaganda.

Also, did you notice that DPRK starts with D? ;)

And your jokes aren't funny. ;)
Just like mine. ;)
Jun 14 2018
prev sibling parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 6/14/2018 4:19 AM, jmh530 wrote:

 I found myself getting in trouble when I was texting and being sarcastic. I 
 always add the little winky face now. People don't get mad anymore, but
instead 
 just say I'm not funny. Good trade-off.


My sense of humor tends to the droll side, and people who don't know me well 
often miss it, and sometimes take offense.

A friend of mine told me that he initially thought I was a humorless stuffed 
shirt, until he eventually realized I was constantly joking :-)
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Jordan Wilson <wilsonjord gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 11:39:34 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 On 6/14/2018 4:19 AM, jmh530 wrote:

 I found myself getting in trouble when I was texting and being 
 sarcastic. I always add the little winky face now. People 
 don't get mad anymore, but instead just say I'm not funny. 
 Good trade-off.


 My sense of humor tends to the droll side, and people who don't 
 know me well often miss it, and sometimes take offense.

 A friend of mine told me that he initially thought I was a 
 humorless stuffed shirt, until he eventually realized I was 
 constantly joking :-)


I remember reading your answer on how you generate income. You 
said you bought high and sold low. I suffered several losses 
before I realised your particular sense of humor.
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 6/14/2018 12:30 PM, Jordan Wilson wrote:

 I remember reading your answer on how you generate income. You said you bought 
 high and sold low. I suffered several losses before I realised your particular 
 sense of humor.



My superpower is control over the stock market. Immediately after I buy a
stock, 
the stock tanks. Immediately after I sell, it zooms upwards.

It's proof that I'm living in a simulation!
Jun 14 2018
parent reply bauss <jj_1337 live.dk> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 20:04:06 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 On 6/14/2018 12:30 PM, Jordan Wilson wrote:

 I remember reading your answer on how you generate income. You 
 said you bought high and sold low. I suffered several losses 
 before I realised your particular sense of humor.



 My superpower is control over the stock market. Immediately 
 after I buy a stock, the stock tanks. Immediately after I sell, 
 it zooms upwards.

 It's proof that I'm living in a simulation!


IF YOU'RE READING THIS, YOU'VE BEEN IN A SIMULATION FOR ALMOST 20 
YEARS NOW. WE'RE TRYING A NEW TECHNIQUE. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS 
MESSAGE WILL END UP IN YOUR DREAM, BUT WE HOPE WE'RE GETTING 
THROUGH.
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
"I've got a systems level project I want to play around with, 
however GC is not a deal breaker for me. "

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17302719

Oberon-2 has had some versions that used a garbage collector. 
Have their been other languages - besides D - that compiled to 
object code and used a garbage collector?
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Adam D. Ruppe <destructionator gmail.com> writes:
On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 02:02:52 UTC, Tony wrote:

 Have their been other languages - besides D - that compiled to 
 object code and used a garbage collector?


You can use a GC with C++ and you can compile Java to native code 
ahead of time.

The distinctions aren't really that sharp, it just depends on how 
you use it.
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 02:17:26 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:

 On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 02:02:52 UTC, Tony wrote:

 Have their been other languages - besides D - that compiled to 
 object code and used a garbage collector?


 You can use a GC with C++ and you can compile Java to native 
 code ahead of time.

 The distinctions aren't really that sharp, it just depends on 
 how you use it.


After I posted I wanted to edit it to add "disregarding JIT in 
conjunction with a VM like JVM or .NET". Have there been any C++ 
compilers that used a garbage collector?

What I was getting at was, if someone says "I've got a systems 
level project I want to play around with, however GC is not a 
deal breaker for me. ", it seems like they are making an implied 
reference to D as I assume "systems level" means "compile to 
object code and link with linker to executable".
Jun 14 2018
parent reply Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:
On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 04:19:22 UTC, Tony wrote:

 On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 02:17:26 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:

 On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 02:02:52 UTC, Tony wrote:

 Have their been other languages - besides D - that compiled 
 to object code and used a garbage collector?


 You can use a GC with C++ and you can compile Java to native 
 code ahead of time.

 The distinctions aren't really that sharp, it just depends on 
 how you use it.


 After I posted I wanted to edit it to add "disregarding JIT in 
 conjunction with a VM like JVM or .NET". Have there been any 
 C++ compilers that used a garbage collector?

 What I was getting at was, if someone says "I've got a systems 
 level project I want to play around with, however GC is not a 
 deal breaker for me. ", it seems like they are making an 
 implied reference to D as I assume "systems level" means 
 "compile to object code and link with linker to executable".


Search this forum or HN for Paulo and Oberon, you'll find plenty 
of posts like this, where he lists all of them: :)

https://forum.dlang.org/post/mioycakymbdpzrymehlc forum.dlang.org
Jun 14 2018
parent Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
On Friday, 15 June 2018 at 04:52:20 UTC, Joakim wrote:


 Search this forum or HN for Paulo and Oberon, you'll find 
 plenty of posts like this, where he lists all of them: :)

 https://forum.dlang.org/post/mioycakymbdpzrymehlc forum.dlang.org


Oops, I forgot that Go was garbage collected.
Jun 14 2018
prev sibling parent rumbu <rumbu rumbu.ro> writes:
On Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 10:18:26 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 On 6/14/2018 2:53 AM, Unsafe wrote:

 "D only has advantages" ??
 
 What is the point of such a post?


 Read the parent post.


This was in fact the problem: it was not obvious that there is a 
parent post.
Jun 14 2018