On Friday, 2 November 2012 at 20:12:05 UTC, so wrote:
On Friday, 2 November 2012 at 18:34:13 UTC, Jacob Carlborg
wrote:
I would absolutely say that the gap is getting thinner. I
would mostly say that with C++11 C++ has finally started to
catch up with D and the rest of the world.
Serious? It doesn't even have a "static if".
.. and not even an array type, or string type, and the template
system remains in a semi-useless state in terms of practicality.
But it is true that C++11 has added features that attempt to
catch up.
I recall being very eager to try the new improvements out as soon
as they were available, yet soon afterwards I find myself
investing my time in D.
C++ is permanently bogged down by too much legacy features that
are difficult to remove or repair, and I'm convinced that C++
cannot be fixed without a redesign from the ground up.
D has effectively "fixed" C++ already, so I agree with the claims
that D can be considered as a good C++ replacement.
Also I expect that D will continue to evolve and improve, so it
may be that C++ can never catch up.
--rt
