On Monday, 28 August 2023 at 02:02:07 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
These languages are stuck with LLVM and as a result are known
for having very bad build speed
The day D looses DMD will be the day i stop using D, DMD gives
me fast build speed
I don't understand the narrative that is being pushed to get
rid of DMD, this sound like sabotage rather than improvement
I guess no one try get rid off DMD, but put more resource into
LDC.
LDC is great for portability release/prod builds, for
debug/fast iteration, DMD is unmatched, it's a competitive
advantage only few languages have, having a fast compiler +
LLVM based compiler is a killer combo, nobody should try to
shut down DMD, it's beyond stupid
Fun fact: Zig people are working on getting rid of LLVM and
they are building their own backend, must be telling something,
don't you think?
ARM support for DMD would help making it future proof
Zig made huge success with LLVM first, then try build they own
backend.
DMD is nice for play and testing, with ARM support will be great.
but I hope ARM support not cost too much resource. (maybe use
mold instead dmc tools)
