D Programming Language: Combining Multiple Paradigms for Fast, Scalable Code
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Summary
The article presents D as a programming language that combines multiple programming paradigms harmoniously, offering classic polymorphism, value semantics, functional style, generics, and more. It emphasizes D's innovative approach to concurrency with true immutable data, message passing, and controlled mutable sharing. The language is positioned as suitable for projects ranging from simple scripts to large applications, with a focus on fast code execution.
Key quotes
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D offers classic polymorphism, value semantics, functional style, generics, generative programming, contract programming, and more—all harmoniously integrated.
D offers an innovative approach to concurrency, featuring true immutable data, message passing, no sharing by default, and controlled mutable sharing across threads.
From simple scripts to large projects, D has the breadth to scale with any application.
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