Walter Bright wrote: > downs wrote: >> As it stands, the claim on the homepage that it's easier to implement >> a D compiler than a C++ one is highly dubious. > > Since I'm the only person to have implemented both, I think I'm in a > good position to judge that yes, it is easier!
Well, I can't really argue with that, but please consider that you implemented the C++ compiler against a "known set of features", at least in part, so to speak, whereas DMD grew with the language. An outsider would face the difficulty of building a reliable C++ compiler, vs. a reliable D compiler, _from scratch_.
