I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming

I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of tmplates.

Can someone write up something?
I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but that's about it.

Hasan Aljudy wrote:
> I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming
> 
> I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of tmplates.
> 
> Can someone write up something?
> I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but that's about it.

OK, please, someone with better knowledge fix D's section, or it might be deleted for not being neutral.

Hasan Aljudy wrote:
> 
> 
> Hasan Aljudy wrote:
>> I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming
>>
>> I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of tmplates.
>>
>> Can someone write up something?
>> I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but that's about it.
> 
> OK, please, someone with better knowledge fix D's section, or it might be deleted for not being neutral.

It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently doesn't mention D at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming

Don Clugston wrote:
> It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently doesn't mention D at all.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming

It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.

Walter Bright wrote:
> Don Clugston wrote:
> 
>> It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently doesn't mention D at all.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming
> 
> 
> It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.

They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:25:26 +1000, Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Don Clugston wrote:
>>
>>> It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently doesn't mention D at all.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming
>>   It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.
>
> They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>

I assume its you Hasan, who has been inserting D examples into the wikipedia topic. If so, can I please ask that we stop doing that, so we can focus on the topic and not the methods that some langugaes have implemented templates. To just isolate two languages (C++ and D) in the wikipedia entry is divisive and does *not* help the D cause in any way. There are better forums to demonstrate the benefits of D's particular implementation of templates.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia

Derek Parnell wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:25:26 +1000, Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy@gmail.com>  wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>
>>> Don Clugston wrote:
>>>
>>>> It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is  currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently  doesn't mention D at all.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming
>>>
>>>   It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.
>>
>>
>> They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>
> 
> 
> I assume its you Hasan, who has been inserting D examples into the  wikipedia topic. If so, can I please ask that we stop doing that, so we  can focus on the topic and not the methods that some langugaes have  implemented templates. To just isolate two languages (C++ and D) in the  wikipedia entry is divisive and does *not* help the D cause in any way.  There are better forums to demonstrate the benefits of D's particular  implementation of templates.
> 

No it wasn't me.
I didn't touch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming until two hours ago.

Even the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming article, I only touched it once (actually, multiple edits in one session), I know my writing was bad, which is why I made this thread.

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:39:31 +1000, Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy@gmail.com> wrote:


> No it wasn't me.

Sorry, it was just a guess. I have been trying to make the edit war quieten down. No offense intended.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia