D as a C Replacement

Re:D as a C Replacement by Ace17 on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @02:01AM (#20341982)

> To me when I read C++ code it's like the modem disconnected in the middle of the editing session with all the : and << flying around.

Visual appearance is a rather weak reason for preferring one language over another (especially if it's for explicitly personal reasons).

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Re:D as a C Replacement by sametmax on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:33AM (#20342362)

Visual appearance and cognitive load are very much linked IMO.

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Re:D as a C Replacement by rramadass on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @05:22AM (#20342827)

Very true.

This is one of the things i dislike most about templates in C++. Even today reading template code with its nested syntax takes me time to unpack and understand. Symbols do affect comprehension and i would be quite interested in knowing whether somebody has done a study w.r.t. the various programming languages.

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Re:D as a C Replacement by Crinus on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @05:24AM (#20342839)

Weak or not, it still is a reason as visual appearances affects readability.

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