On Friday 17 September 2010 00:02:36 Walter Bright wrote: > Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > A coworker asked me where he could find a brief document of D's design > > principles. This was after I'd mentioned the "no function hijacking" > > stance. > > > > I think it would be a great idea if the up-and-coming > > www.d-programming-language.org contained such a document. > > I agree, but let's be careful not to drift into trite platitudes. For > example, Ted Neward pointed out to me that *every* programming language > bills itself as productivity enhancing. A manifesto should list things > that set D apart from the goals of other languages, and shouldn't just > repeat things that every language claims to do.
And I was _so_ thinking of suggesting "write programs." ;) Excellent point. - Jonathan M Davis