On 09/18/2011 10:08 PM, %u wrote:
does D compatibility with C restrict D from evolving ?
Binary compatibility as in extern(C) certainly does not. As to
source-level compatibility, the only "guarantee" that Ds design gives is
that C code will either compile as D code with identical semantics or
not compile at all. The only thing that restricts a language from
evolving is compatibility with the existing code base for that language.
> and if D drop this will that prevent complexity?
You mean, "does C compatibility impose additional complexity on the D
language?" ?
I am sure it does not, C is quite basic. And as I said, not every C
program is also valid D code. That is both an advantage and a
disadvantage in comparison to C++.
