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kingbob000 18 hours ago

Love D! I used it a bit in college when it was required for a programming language class. It's hard to justify using it nowadays though.

bsdooby 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Utah Valley University? Or Romania, or Turkey? And why is D's usage hard to justify (because of Rust and/or contemporary C++)?

acehreli 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Mike Shah has been using D for teaching software engineering at Northeastern University and Yale. Here is his DLang playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvv0ScY6vfd9Fso-3cB4C...

MikeShah 18 hours ago | parent [-]

We have also been using D for computer graphics and game programming as of this year! :D

bsdooby 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Totally forgot about that; sorry Mike ;)

kingbob000 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, UVU. And also yes. If I find myself needing something low-level and performant, I have a hard time justifying the ramp-up time required to use D since there is a near zero chance I would use it in my current or future employment. While that isn't always how I decide what technologies to use in my personal time, it definitely is a factor that tips the scales towards a more mainstream language