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"D" was the next big thing back when I was in college learning "C", 14 years ago.
Has something changed?
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I think they stole the name. Read the article.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Nah, it's the language from 2001. Read the wiki page[^].
Note the reference to both Walter Bright and Andrei Alexandrescu.
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Walter Bright decided to start working on a new language in 1999. D was first released in December 2001 ...
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Nope - it was lauded as the next big thing when I was at university as well - 30 years ago.
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I saw "Facebook" appear twice and stopped reading... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I was working on a new language called "C+++" but now "D" seems to have jumped ahead... I could rename it "E" I suppose... no, that's been done. Ok, "F" it is... er... "G"... "H"... Aha! "H" it is! I'd better call it H++ straight away before someone takes that.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Edit: Deleted - the joke was lost by the html formatting 
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I thought c# was c++ ++ ? At least that's the joke my c++ intro teacher used to tell....
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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loctrice wrote: that's the joke my c++ intro teacher used to tell
...which tells you everything you need to know about teachers and their sense of humour. 
And it's shared by policemen, too.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The guys who wrote it thought so too. Turns out it was just --Java
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Yes, go to H***, Go straight to H***.
We'll all go to H*** in a hand basket. 
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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The good news about that is that if true, at least all the interesting people will be there.
All the boring ones will be up there, sitting on clouds and wondering why nobody replies to their QA question about how to make a harp work... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: All the boring ones will be up there, sitting on clouds and wondering why nobody replies to their QA question
Yet another reason not to trust the cloud...
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Now that's funny!!!
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Quote: all the interesting people will be there
Wasn't this Dave Allen's[^] theory? I miss his stories.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I don't think it originated with him,. but it's certainly something he would have said!
Pity he insisted on a contract clause limiting his shows to just one repeat - I'd love to see all his stuff again.
Finest stand-up (or sit-down) comedian I have ever seen (or heard).
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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If you plan to go, and enjoy blues music, going in early September might be a good idea:
http://www.bluesinhell.no/[^]
If you rather would like to see it freeze over, you might rather go in January. It is close to the fjord, and when weather is bad (extremely humid and ice cold), everything might be covered by half an inch of soldid ice
Freezing over[^]
You might have guessed that the name of the place does not mean the same in Norwegian as in English (it is related to "hill", but it is not as steep as a hill), but the guys up there sure puts a lot of effort marketing the place based on the English interpretation. The most popular Norwegian post cards of all times is the one from the railroad station, the cargo (or in Norwegian: gods) handling office, with a large sign declaring: "H*** Gods Expedition".
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I'd go straight to double-D myself.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I already programmed in E. I don't know if it exists yet, but it existed in Amiga.
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I was convinced that in US schools, you used A to D and F, no E. Has that changed?
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I didn't study in US schools, as I am Brazilian. And I used E by myself when I was 12-14 years old.
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Hang on ... wouldn't H sound to close to being an evolution of Haskell? Especially H++?
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