commodore

D is not that slow:
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp...t=all&lang=all

Harakim

While this thread is up, D has been released since this discussion. For me, it is better than C++ in style and easier than Java. However, you could look at it as me writing sloppier code than I did in Java. Has anyone else been using it?

peaceofpi

Don't mean to bump the topic, but it's not like it's on the second page or anything. I tried out D after checking this topic, I kinda like it. C++ will always be first in my heart, as I have a habit of doing things the hard way and D seems a little...dumbed down.

Regardless, it's my second favorite language now (though I'm not sure there was one for it to take the place of).

pros
Functions/variables are recognized without prototypes
std has most of the things you could ever need
windowing library is ridiculously easy compared to c++
classes got easier, constructors/destructors are just this and ~this, naming private variables just requires a private prefix

cons
printf/writefln: I started with c++ and not c, so I hardly have any appreciation for these functions. I'm still hoping for a cout replacement.
it's hard to like some of the things it "does differently": sizeof, declaration of main, just to name a couple

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DaWei

What the hell, it's only a year old, and it's only been a couple months since someone else bumped it. No prob.

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peaceofpi

Is there any point to making a new topic (as opposed to reviving a thread on the first page) with the amount of activity this board gets?

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ReggaetonKing

@peaceofpi: Have you tried Java?

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DaWei

Not really. The Battle of New Orleans hasn't got a lot of play lately. Let's talk about the houn' dawgs.

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peaceofpi

Reggae: No, and I don't plan on it any time soon. It annoys me the same way C# does, everything seems to be part of a class. Not to mention (correct me if I'm wrong) the programs have to be run with java appname, instead of a plain old binary being made.

DaWei: Glad I'm out of your cross hairs

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Harakim

They have E, it's for concurrent systems. Also, F# is a functional .NET language made by Microsoft.