On 11/14/2011 11:41 AM, Michel Fortin wrote:
- Convenience
- Power
- Efficiency
My problem with those three are those are the goals of every single computer
language ever invented. They are completely and fatuously generic.
> - Modern convenience
"Modern" implies using the latest ideas and techniques in computer languages.
Modern has been used successfully in Andrei's books to convey that, which is why
I suggested using the word.
> - Multi-paradigm power
Many newly-designed languages are wrapped around a single paradigm, and they set
a store by being so. D most assuredly and pointedly has different take on that.
> - Native efficiency
Most (nearly all?) new languages are targeted at a VM. Being native is clearly a
distinguishing feature of D.
