== Quote from Robert Fraser (fraseroftheni...@gmail.com)'s article > Nicolay Korslund wrote: > > The exception problem and C could be sidestepped altogether by compiling to C++ instead of pure C. All the major console SDKs at least will compile C++. This doesn't mean we would need to use any more C++ features like classes or templates, the result could be pretty much "C with exceptions". An added benefit would be automatic eh compatibility with existing C++ code, on all platforms. > At the expense of D->D compatibility...
Who cares? If D really takes off as a language, eventually there will be native D compilers for everything. What we need now, though, is a way to get better platform support and solve our chicken and egg problem (not that many people are interested in working on native D compilers for more obscure platforms b/c D isn't that popular, D won't become that popular until there's less FUD about platform support). I think that getting this sooner rather than later would be a good thing even if it is a massive kludge and only works for standalone programs.
