• Jon Thoroddsen <Jon_member pathlink.com> Dec 03 2003
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Dec 04 2003
• "Matthew Wilson" <matthew.hat stlsoft.dot.org> Dec 04 2003
• "Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> Dec 05 2003

Jon Thoroddsen <Jon_member pathlink.com> writes:

I´ve been looking over the spec and the threads here.
It seems some people here want the same thing I do.
A strongly typed compiled Python ;-)

The modern features thread about multiple returns, read like people knew python
and were pretending not to ;-) 


The slicing operator is pure Pythonesque, and so is foreach(i,a) and associative
arrays (called dicts in Python).

Walter, you've said before that you hadn't programmed in Python.
I'd seriously suggest you download it and see what features it has and see if it
could influence D more than it has already ;-)
It won't take long :-)
Get it at www.python.org

Nonni

PS: I'm not affiliated with any python group per se, I'm working at a games
company called CCP making a massively multiplayer game called EVE which has been
out for half a year now (www.eve-online.com). Were using python for everything
'cept the really intensive stuff, which is done in C++. 

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Jon Thoroddsen" <Jon_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:bqm4rm$1k5a$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I´ve been looking over the spec and the threads here.
 It seems some people here want the same thing I do.
 A strongly typed compiled Python ;-)

 The modern features thread about multiple returns, read like people knew


 and were pretending not to ;-)


 The slicing operator is pure Pythonesque, and so is foreach(i,a) and


 arrays (called dicts in Python).

 Walter, you've said before that you hadn't programmed in Python.
 I'd seriously suggest you download it and see what features it has and see


 could influence D more than it has already ;-)
 It won't take long :-)
 Get it at www.python.org


Python is a great language, and I like its compactness and economy of
expression. I like its libraries being simple and easy, not the massive
overcomplex bloated morass found in other languages. I don't like its
dynamic typing and interpretive nature. I have tried porting some simple
python applications to D just to see how hard it was, and so far I've been
pleased with the results.

BTW, much of the inspiration for D's arrays came from Jan Knepper, not
Python. Associative arrays and foreach are common to many languages. I
believe the way D's foreach works with the opApply() technique is unique to
D.

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew.hat stlsoft.dot.org> writes:

 BTW, much of the inspiration for D's arrays came from Jan Knepper, not
 Python. Associative arrays and foreach are common to many languages. I
 believe the way D's foreach works with the opApply() technique is unique


 D.


I'm pretty sure it is.

Somebody should write an article on it. ;)

"Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> writes:

Cool looking game, im going to try it.

I always liked python, but now im a stickler for this strong typeing, so yea
D fits perfect for me :).

C
"Jon Thoroddsen" <Jon_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:bqm4rm$1k5a$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I´ve been looking over the spec and the threads here.
 It seems some people here want the same thing I do.
 A strongly typed compiled Python ;-)

 The modern features thread about multiple returns, read like people knew


 and were pretending not to ;-)


 The slicing operator is pure Pythonesque, and so is foreach(i,a) and


 arrays (called dicts in Python).

 Walter, you've said before that you hadn't programmed in Python.
 I'd seriously suggest you download it and see what features it has and see


 could influence D more than it has already ;-)
 It won't take long :-)
 Get it at www.python.org

 Nonni

 PS: I'm not affiliated with any python group per se, I'm working at a


 company called CCP making a massively multiplayer game called EVE which


 out for half a year now (www.eve-online.com). Were using python for


 'cept the really intensive stuff, which is done in C++.