"It seems to me that most of the "new" programming languages fall into one of two categories: Those from academia with radical new paradigms and those from large corporations with a focus on RAD and the web. Maybe its time for a new language born out of practical experience implementing compilers."-- Michael
"Great, just what I need.. another D in programming."
-- Segfault
This is the reference document for the D programming language. D was conceived in December 1999 by myself as a reengineering of C and C++, and has grown and evolved with helpful suggestions and critiques by my friends and colleagues. I've been told the usual, that there's no chance for a new programming language, that who do I think I am designing a language, etc. Take a look at the document and decide for yourself!
Check out the quick comparison of D with C, C++, C# and Java.
The D newsgroup in news.digitalmars.com server is where discussions of this should go. Suggestions, criticism, kudos, flames, etc., are all welcome there. Alternatively, try the D forum. There also may be a local D user group in your community (or you can start one!).
Download the current version of the compiler for Win32 and x86 Linux and try it out!
David Friedman has integrated the D frontend with GCC.
Alternate versions of this document:
Note: all D users agree that by downloading and using D, or reading the D specs, they will explicitly identify any claims to intellectual property rights with a copyright or patent notice in any posted or emailed feedback sent to Digital Mars.
-Walter