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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by mhh__ on Saturday June 15, 2019 @09:48PM (#20193338)
Walter Bright is (along with Andrei Alexandrescu - which should be a good enough reason if you like c++) the BDFL of D.

D won't get you hired (probably), but D is designed with hindsight from a C++ compiler writer and a C++ template wizard: It shows, D is objectively better than C++ is many ways. It's worth checking out, at the very least (It's also not hard to learn, so I say go for it)

An example of the power of D: The Pegged library for D can generate a parser, D code which gets compiled, directly from a grammar specification in a text file [inside a D program, e.g. mixin(Grammar("Your Grammar Here"))]

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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by WalterBright on Sunday June 16, 2019 @01:46AM (#20194031)
> D won't get you hired (probably)

On the contrary. Many members of the D community have managed to leverage their D expertise into well-paying jobs. Many industrial D users recruit from the D community.

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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by mhh__ on Sunday June 16, 2019 @05:10AM (#20194617)
Not me though!

I was aware of that but I meant in comparison to (say) Java or JavaScript etc.

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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by WalterBright on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @04:00PM (#20217741)
https://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/announc...
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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by objektif on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:37PM (#20238841)
Such a good guy creates a language and finds people job postings for that language. Jokes aside didnt know you were behind D. Thanks for your contribution. I will give it a shot.
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