Re: [GD-General] The D Programming Language

[Patrick M D. <pa...@wa...>]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Brian Hook wrote:

> At 10:44 PM 12/24/2001 -0800, Grills, Jeff wrote:
> >It seems to retain the things I use most in C++, strips away a lot of
> >cruft I don't care for, and adds a lot of things I really wish C++ had.
>
> This actually describes Java (for me).  I'm still torn between Java and
> Obj-C.  The sheer power from a dynamically typed system is something I'd
> hate to eschew, which is why Obj-C keeps lingering in the background.

Are you claiming that Jeff's description of why he likes D is why you like
Java or that the D language looks a lot like Java to you?

I'm particularly interested in the struggle between static / dynamic type
systems.  Why do you feel that dynamic typing is so much more powerful?
Could you provide some concrete examples?

> But Java's GC and "portability" are also very tempting.

I've heard a colleague describe Java as "write once, debug everywhere".
Especially when used outside of a command-line / server environment, this
seemed to be very descriptive a few years ago.  Has Java made significant
improvements in this area?  Is it a feasible language for developing
serious games or is it better suited to in-house tools?

Patrick