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| Ask HN: Why do you use Rust, when D is available? | ||
| recommended by 1 user | 2020 | 147 points by crazypython | rust | original thread | | ||
D supports Ownership and Borrowing, just like Rust. DMD, D's reference compiler, can compile itself in less than 5 seconds, thanks to a fast frontend and fast backend. D is easy to metaprogram through traits and templates. You can make your own JIT in D with dynamicCompile. I'd love to hear some reasons why so D and Rust can learn from each other. | ||
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| cercatrova Jul 2, 2020 | on: Ray Tracing in Nim | context |
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Here's a good overview: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23494490
Basically, D was too little, too late, with a lack of build tools, while Rust, Nim etc are designed from the beginning to have certain features and have easy to use build tools like cargo.