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reply Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com> writes:
I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming

I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of 
tmplates.

Can someone write up something?
I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably 
create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but that's 
about it.
Jul 16 2006
parent reply Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com> writes:
Hasan Aljudy wrote:

 I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming
 
 I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of 
 tmplates.
 
 Can someone write up something?
 I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably 
 create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but that's 
 about it.



OK, please, someone with better knowledge fix D's section, or it might 
be deleted for not being neutral.
Jul 19 2006
parent reply Don Clugston <dac nospam.com.au> writes:
Hasan Aljudy wrote:

 
 
 Hasan Aljudy wrote:

 I noticed that D isn't properly mentioned in:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming

 I think that page is a good place to promote D's revised version of 
 tmplates.

 Can someone write up something?
 I'm not really good with writing technical articles. I can probably 
 create a section on D with a few lines and an external link, but 
 that's about it.



 OK, please, someone with better knowledge fix D's section, or it might 
 be deleted for not being neutral.



It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is 
currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently 
doesn't mention D at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming
Jul 19 2006
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
Don Clugston wrote:

 It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is 
 currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently 
 doesn't mention D at all.
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming



It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.
Jul 22 2006
parent reply Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com> writes:
Walter Bright wrote:

 Don Clugston wrote:
 

 It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is 
 currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently 
 doesn't mention D at all.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming



 
 It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.



They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>
Jul 23 2006
parent reply "Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:25:26 +1000, Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com>  
wrote:


 Walter Bright wrote:

 Don Clugston wrote:


 It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is  
 currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which currently  
 doesn't mention D at all.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming






 They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>



I assume its you Hasan, who has been inserting D examples into the  
wikipedia topic. If so, can I please ask that we stop doing that, so we  
can focus on the topic and not the methods that some langugaes have  
implemented templates. To just isolate two languages (C++ and D) in the  
wikipedia entry is divisive and does *not* help the D cause in any way.  
There are better forums to demonstrate the benefits of D's particular  
implementation of templates.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Jul 23 2006
parent reply Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com> writes:
Derek Parnell wrote:

 On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:25:26 +1000, Hasan Aljudy 
 <hasan.aljudy gmail.com>  wrote:
 

 Walter Bright wrote:


 Don Clugston wrote:


 It doesn't have much about generic programming. The section that is  
 currently there belongs on the metaprogramming page, which 
 currently  doesn't mention D at all.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming



   It doesn't mention D because some C++ people keep deleting it.




 They're ashamed of the comparison between C++'s and D's syntax <g>



 
 I assume its you Hasan, who has been inserting D examples into the  
 wikipedia topic. If so, can I please ask that we stop doing that, so we  
 can focus on the topic and not the methods that some langugaes have  
 implemented templates. To just isolate two languages (C++ and D) in the  
 wikipedia entry is divisive and does *not* help the D cause in any way.  
 There are better forums to demonstrate the benefits of D's particular  
 implementation of templates.
 



No it wasn't me.
I didn't touch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming 
until two hours ago.

Even the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming article, I 
only touched it once (actually, multiple edits in one session), I know 
my writing was bad, which is why I made this thread.
Jul 23 2006
parent "Derek Parnell" <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:39:31 +1000, Hasan Aljudy <hasan.aljudy gmail.com>  
wrote:



 No it wasn't me.



Sorry, it was just a guess. I have been trying to make the edit war  
quieten down. No offense intended.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Jul 23 2006