Hi,

I looked at your presentation and I like what I saw. I need to re-read it
carefully.
Garbage collection is cool, dropping old dirty stuff (pre-processor, etc.)
is cool and removing all these sources of side effects (operators
overwhelming, etc.) is cool.
I like the fact it's pragmatic. I like also the fact that there's no ten
manners to do one thing as in C++ but one good like in Java.

My suggestions :
1. I'd love to see a compiler :)
2. Exceptions in the core of the language are great. Please do the same
thing with threads !!!
3. You will need to have some APIs for D like graphical toolkits, XML and so
on, if you want D to be known and used. What are you planning on this side ?

Regards

Guillaume Girard
ggirard@about.org

Guillaume Girard wrote in message <9lgs59$2enh$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
>My suggestions :
>1. I'd love to see a compiler :)


So would I! I'm working on it. After all, I've been told I'm an idiot savant, that compilers are the only thing I *can* do!

>2. Exceptions in the core of the language are great. Please do the same thing with threads !!!

Got any ideas there?

>3. You will need to have some APIs for D like graphical toolkits, XML and
so
>on, if you want D to be known and used. What are you planning on this side
?


My hands are full with the compiler implementation. I'm hoping that someone else will want to do a class library.

> So would I! I'm working on it. After all, I've been told I'm an idiot savant, that compilers are the only thing I *can* do!

No you're not :)

> >2. Exceptions in the core of the language are great. Please do the same thing with threads !!!
> Got any ideas there?

Well I love the way Java handles them...

> >3. You will need to have some APIs for D like graphical toolkits, XML and
> so
> >on, if you want D to be known and used. What are you planning on this
side
> ?
> My hands are full with the compiler implementation. I'm hoping that
someone
> else will want to do a class library.

I'd be happy to help in that area.
But that's true, the first thing to have is a compiler !

Guillaume Girard wrote in message <9lr8gd$nad$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
>I'd be happy to help in that area.
>But that's true, the first thing to have is a compiler !


I'm working on it. You guys will be the first to know.

Be sure to have an escape route when the slashdot effect hits!   ( :


>
> Guillaume Girard wrote in message <9lr8gd$nad$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
> >I'd be happy to help in that area.
> >But that's true, the first thing to have is a compiler !
>
>
> I'm working on it. You guys will be the first to know.
>
>

I'm willing to mirror if the compiler package stays under a megabyte.

-RB

Brent Schartung wrote:
> 
> Be sure to have an escape route when the slashdot effect hits!   ( :
> 
> >
> > Guillaume Girard wrote in message <9lr8gd$nad$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
> > >I'd be happy to help in that area.
> > >But that's true, the first thing to have is a compiler !
> >
> >
> > I'm working on it. You guys will be the first to know.
> >
> >