On 4/26/2014 11:57 AM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:
Can I make a note about something? The C++ committee keeps adding new features to C++, libraries are probably going to start using those features. So when C++ gets feature X and D has to have link compatibility with C++, will we be forced to invent even more syntax just to be able to link with the latest C++1x**?
All I can say is we have to use our best judgement on a case by case basis.
I just really doubt C++ and D will be able to seamlessly interoperate because you can now match namespaces.
Of course that's correct. But it turns out there's a lot of low-hanging fruit this will enable us to be compatible with.
I fear like we're trying to accomplish with C++ what C++ has tried to accomplish with C, meaning it wants to become a superset and wrap another language. Shoehorning stuff into D just to make linking with C++ easier looks like the wrong approach to me.
I think that trying to be compatible with C++ templates is utter madness. But we can handle namespaces.
