Thread overview
A language comparison (seeking productivity-enhancing, well-designed, and concise languages)
May 23, 2016
Ali Çehreli
May 24, 2016
Bauss
May 25, 2016
Seb
May 22, 2016
Found on Reddit:


https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4kmfp6/the_best_quality_programming_languages/

The list:


http://www.slant.co/topics/5984/~productivity-enhancing-well-designed-and-concise-rather-than-popular-or-time-tested-programming-languag

Ali
May 24, 2016
On Monday, 23 May 2016 at 05:37:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> Found on Reddit:
>
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> https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4kmfp6/the_best_quality_programming_languages/
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> The list:
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> http://www.slant.co/topics/5984/~productivity-enhancing-well-designed-and-concise-rather-than-popular-or-time-tested-programming-languag
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> Ali

That's a pretty interesting list. It's nice to see D on the top of the list
May 25, 2016
On Tuesday, 24 May 2016 at 04:57:34 UTC, Bauss wrote:
> On Monday, 23 May 2016 at 05:37:10 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
>> Found on Reddit:
>>
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4kmfp6/the_best_quality_programming_languages/
>>
>> The list:
>>
>>
>> http://www.slant.co/topics/5984/~productivity-enhancing-well-designed-and-concise-rather-than-popular-or-time-tested-programming-languag
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>> Ali
>
> That's a pretty interesting list. It's nice to see D on the top of the list

Yes it is, but let's still have a lot at the two listed cons there:

- Error messages can be confusing, esp. to new-comers.

- Reference implementation not open source
Part of the reference compiler DMD was made at Symantec and cannot be relicensed.