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Re:D Programming Language by tmtvl on Thursday February 12, 2026 @03:21AM (#46986174)
Go wasn't around when D was released and Java has for the longest time been quite horrible (I first learnt it before diamond inference was a thing, but leaving that aside it's been overly verbose and awkward until relatively recently).
Re:D Programming Language by tpoacher on Thursday February 12, 2026 @04:15AM (#46986547)
Is Java even a "systems programming" language?

I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until recently.

Re:D Programming Language by pjmlp on Thursday February 12, 2026 @04:35AM (#46986680)
Depends if one considers writing compilers, linkers, JITs, database engines, and running bare metal on embedded real time systems "systems programming".
Re:D Programming Language by tpoacher on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:54AM (#47002182)
so, "yes", but with added sarcasm? :D