D looks pretty good, but I don't think it'll replace c++ anytime fast, not too many people will jump on board (like companies) because they probably already have all their source in c++ or some other language. But the language looks good, I gotta try it out.

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hmm interesting. I should try it out.

Ah well I do not want to go to D now I just learnt C++ I will stick with C++ unless D becomes really popular in the future because then there is more support.

Well D and C++ don't look too different, D is derived from c++ so you wouldn't really have to learn it, you could probably just pick it up without too much difficulty.

Wow!!! D Programming Language!!
Well I can now think of E also :)

frankly I bet D doesn't stand a chance against C#

ive actually found c# to be faster than c++ on my 733MHZ that originally came with windows 98 pro(rocking ubuntu 9.10 now). however i like c++'s syntax and (for me anyway) easy to derive functions. however i still like c# i just wish there was linux support. however im sure there will be a few advantages in D. but ultimately im not done with c++ nor do i ever think i will be.

Ok i will try

looks interesting, it looks to have made c++ simpler, very similar to c++. May catch on but it will take a while. Programming languages are not replaced overnight and usually they dont replace another language they just find people and companies who like it for a specific reason and its used for that reason.

"D is a systems programming language. Its focus is on combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages like Ruby and Python.

Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!

(Then again, PL/I worked out alright.)

It's now been four years since the original article was posted here. c++ is still alive and thirving languge. D?? I don't know a single person who uses it.

^ That's a relief. There was a lingering fear, even as I mocked it, that it would become the most important language ever and people might come here and see my mockery and cast me out of the good graces of Daniweb.

If you are a programmer than you probably know or at least know of C++ well now a company called Digital Mars is developing the D programming lanugage.

"D is a systems programming language. Its focus is on combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages like Ruby and Python. Special attention is given to the needs of quality assurance, documentation, management, portability and reliability."

Basically this programming language is looking to combine the best of all there is out there using features from C, C++, C#, and Java as well as Python and Ruby as the quote mentions above. You can view a whole comparison of the different languages here:
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/comparison.html

Now I dont have very much experience coding other than some PHP and basic ideas of object oriented oriented programing. And as I understand it most programming languages are good for different things C++ because its fast, Ruby because its simple, Java because its easy to learn. You hear a lot of stuff like that. So I really like the idea of combining the best of all these languages because it just means it will lead to better programs and more people will be able to learn how to program.

D language is really similar to C/C++, Python as well as Ruby.

Any dev tools available for D like Visual Studio for C++ and C# ?