Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.

In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.


Andrei

On 10/10/2013 08:36 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
> 
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.
> 
> 
> Andrei
Congratulations! This is fantastic, I was wondering when there would be
some official announcement, after your AMA.
I look forward to reading the blog post.

-- 
Matt Soucy
http://msoucy.me/

On Friday, 11 October 2013 at 00:36:12 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.

When it happens, post it here plz.

On Friday, 11 October 2013 at 00:36:12 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
>
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.
>
>
> Andrei

Pretty cool. Look forward to the blog post.
It looks like the call to arms you made at DConf this year to focus on quality and professionalism are paying off. In particular, I've noticed the speed with which bugs are being handled has improved recently. Lots of good stuff.
Congratulations on your work.

Joseph

On Friday, 11 October 2013 at 00:36:12 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
>
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.

Congratulations!  This is wonderful news.

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:36:17 -0700
Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org> wrote:

> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
> 
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.
> 
> 
> Andrei

Awesome! Great bragging rights for D :)

On 10/10/2013 10:05 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> Awesome! Great bragging rights for D :)

It's the first battle signaling the end of Middle Earth, and the rise of the Age of D. The old guard will be sailing to the Grey Havens soon.

Congratulations!!

On Friday, 11 October 2013 at 00:36:12 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
>
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.
>
>
> Andrei

This is fantastic news! And also the time when having an upvote button would be awesome. They can be placed here though:

http://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/1o6p55/first_d_language_commit_at_facebook/

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:36:17 -0700, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org> wrote:

> Today I committed the first 5112 lines of D code to Facebook's repository. The project is in heavy daily use at Facebook. Compared to the original version (written in C++) we've measured massive wins in all of source code size, build speed, and running speed.
>
> In all likelihood we'll follow up with a blog post describing the process.
>
>
> Andrei

It's been a long road getting here. But congratulations to the D community and Facebook. Looking forward to the blog post. :-)

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Adam Wilson
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