akcom wrote:
For production applications, should I be using D 1.0 or D 2.0?
1.0. But I suggest finding out the differences between 1.0 and 2.0 so
you have some idea what you'll be in for if/when you decide to upgrade.
To ease the transition, there are some simple tricks that will help,
such as labeling ostensibly const function parameters with 'in'. For
example:
void fn( in char[] str ) {}
In D 1.0 this is equivalent to:
void fn( char[] str ) {}
however, in D 2.0 this is equivalent to:
void fn( const char[] str ) {}
Since string literals in D 2.0 are immutable, only immutable and
constant variables may reference them. So:
fn( "hello" );
works in D 2.0 so long as fn() is defined as:
fn( string str );
fn( const char[] str );
fn( invariant char[] str );
but not:
fn( char[] str );
Most of the rest isn't worth the trouble, but I've found this to be a
real time-saver for making code portable between D 1.0 and 2.0.
Sean
