On 12/1/2011 1:44 AM, Russel Winder wrote:
Promoting D gains nothing by pointing out things about Java -- however
interesting the points may be to some of us.
We're talking on the n.g. here, I'm not writing articles comparing Java to D.
For example, you cannot pass by value anything other than the primitive Java
data types. There are no pointers. Want an unsigned int? Forget it. Arrays of
anything but class references? Nyuk nyuk nyuk. Etc.
So f$$$$$$ what.
It matters if you are trying to implement a language that needs those features,
but must run on the JVM. That is what I meant by a "rock" a language that
targets the JVM must carry.
I put forward vague proposals for how to promote D in my earlier email
-- wherever that ends up in people's threads :-) -- basically do some
comparative work to show D's efficacy, get some high profile projects to
market the use of D. Basically get outward looking rather than inward
looking.
This activity almost started with the effort to create new websites and
new imagery around D, but it all seems to have stalled.
Which ones do you want to help with?
