Re: [BLUG] Looking to study further in computer science

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 09:49:56AM -0500, Barry Schatz wrote:
> I don't think people should actually USE C. I just think programmers
> would vastly benefit from wrapping their minds around how the computer
> works at a low level before going out into the world. That said, there's
> a lot of critical software out there written in C that can't be replaced
> in any other language.

I really think more people should check out D.

It was written by a compiler designer. It fills the same void as C. It
is a systems programming language. Except, well, it is modern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(programming_language)

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