On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:08:07 +0200, Jacob Carlborg wrote: > On 2010-09-17 03:38, sybrandy wrote: >> On 09/16/2010 07:04 AM, Simen Kjaeraas wrote: >>> Here's a draft of something I'd like to see. I like having the ten >>> commandments, with #0 not really counting. C&C welcome. >>> >>> == The D Manifesto == >>> >>> 0. Pragmatism is king. >>> >>> 1. Safe before all, fast before the rest. >>> >>> 2. High level where possible, low level where necessary. >>> >>> 3. If it looks like C, it works like C or never compiles. >>> >>> 4. Easy things easy, difficult things possible. >>> >>> 5. Thou shalt not need to write boilerplate code. >>> >>> 6. Sugar is good for you, as is salt. In moderation. >>> >>> 7. Too much power is almost enough. >>> >>> 8. User-defined types should not be treated differently. >>> >>> 9. What the compiler knows, the programmer can query. >>> >>> 10. What works at run-time, should work at compile-time. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> These are runner-ups that I like, but don't feel are as important as >>> those above, says things that are already said, or just don't 'feel' >>> right. >>> >>> 11. Avoid magic. >>> >>> 12. The tool does not pick you - you pick the tool. >>> >>> 13. The straight path is safe and correct. >>> >>> 14. The crooked path is passable. >>> >>> 15. We're consenting adults, not suicidal maniacs. >>> >>> -- >>> Simen >> >> To go along with this, perhaps "Concurrency should be easy and safe"? >> >> Casey > > Concurrency is currently far from easy.
Non sequitur.