On 2015-01-23 00:24:44 +0000, Andrei Alexandrescu said:
I think it's important that we enable Calypso
(https://github.com/Syniurge/Calypso) and related tooling that
interfaces D with other languages, notably C++.
A key topic in 2015 for D is playing well with C++. A good C++
interface will give access to a host of mature C++ libraries, starting
of course with the C++ standard library. More importantly, it will
provide a smooth migration path for organizations that want to do
development in D whilst taking advantage of their legacy code.
I'd like to open the topic of "what can we do in core D to make Calypso
better".
But first, I want to get better acquainted with Calypso and raise
awareness of it with coworkers and the larger community. To my dismay,
the github homepage provides exactly zero "look and feel" use examples
beyond the mechanics of building Calypso itself.
To Calypso's creator: is it possible to beef up the documentation of
Calypso with a few use cases? Ideally there'd be a soup-to-nuts step by
step guide of making a C++ library (either artificial or extant)
interfacing with D. Also: what things on the D side would be necessary
to make the interface better? Exceptions would be an obvious topic on
which we have an attack already (more on it later).
Thanks,
Andrei
I remember Walter arguing against this type of solutions because it
requires a C++ compiler to be bundled with D.
Does that mean that now we are adopting this path instead of 'extern(C++)' ?
