Walter Bright Wrote: > Justin Johansson wrote: > > It sounds like the D PL has invented the range idiom unlike any other PL. > > Pointer programming is deeply embedded into the C++ culture, and iterators > segue > nicely into that culture. For D, however, programming revolves around arrays, > and ranges fit naturally into that. > > It'll take years, but I'll be very surprised if ranges don't filter into many > major languages, as well as other ideas that D has proven to be solid.
At least the C++ fellows already stole your 'auto' type inference and the new template functionality. C# stole your delegate system. They even use the same terms. The world dominance already started.
