The idea is to rewrite a good part of the Minix 3 OS from C to D, hopefully making the code easier to understand by grouping code in modules. Minix 3 web site: http://minix3.org/ D programming language: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/
This is the fifth or sixth generation of this idea, the big difference being that we have written some bootloader code and have started mapping out the kernel layout and structure. We have decided upon a core programming language for the kernel, and the core language for almost everything else. With a focus on isolating the MAJOR kernel features from the system itself, in what until now has remained research only instances, we hope to create a fully functioning exokerne.
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