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Last update Jan 2, 2002


D Programming Language

"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 successor to C and C++, and has grown and evolved with helpful suggestions and critiques by my friends and colleagues. It's an "alpha" design, which means that it can change in large ways. I've put it online to get feedback on it. 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!

The D newsgroup in news.digitalmars.com server is where discussions of this should go. Suggestions, criticism, kudos, flames, etc., are all welcome there.

Note: all D users agree that by downloading and using D, or reading the D specs, they release all claims to intellectual property rights in any posted or emailed feedback to Digital Mars.

Download the alpha version of the compiler and try it out!

-Walter


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