"Just Visiting" <nos...@aol.com> wrote in message news:hbcbvs$1ee...@digitalmars.com... > Last things I remember: > > - DmD is strictly 32-bit > - Someone ported a chronically outdated D-compiler variant to Linux x86_64 > > The ideas behind DmD looked promising to me. But most of my programs > showed at least a 2-fold performance increase once they were re-written > for 64-bit.
Only on 64-bit systems. Which are already ridiculously fast anyway. So what if they get some more performance? They already have gobs of performance to spare. On a 32-bit system it changes the programs performance down to "It don't f** work at all", which is the mark of an incredibly arrogant developer who likes to shoot themself in the foot by arbitrarily shrinking their own potential user base. > Therefore 32-bit compilers are just wasting my time, and this is why I've > lost track of DmD. > They should make roads that are only usable by Italian sports cars, and take full advantage of their special characteristics. Any other roads are just wasting my time.