Hi
I wrote recently that I am looking at an alternative to C++ for a
project currently being coded in C++. I am pleased to say based
on preliminary investigations I have chosen D over Go, Rust, and
Swift. I have yet to write a line of D code so I will give you an
update after I do some coding but here are my reasons:
1. D appears to give me all the power of C++ - and in particular
even greater power with templates.
2. D code is cleaner, more traditional (Java and C like), and
easier to read and understand than some of the alternatives. Go
is simpler of course and also easy to follow - but that is
because it is a small language. I dislike the new syntax of Rust
as it seems gratuitously different and (in my view) hard to read.
3. D gives me all the low level control while at the same time
giving me the ability to write code at a higher level. C++ is
similar but the other languages are all restrictive in some way
or other.
I did find that I had to go through many articles, video
presentations etc. to form my conclusions - it would have been
nice if there was a single page on the D website that explained
why D should be chosen over the other competing languages. The
information is all there but scattered all over the place.
I will provide an update as I start coding in D.
Thanks and Regards
Dibyendu
