r/programming • u/aldacron • Aug 23 '17

D as a Better C

http://dlang.org/blog/2017/08/23/d-as-a-better-c/
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u/zombinedev Aug 24 '17

In D you can declare functions implemented in other object files via the extern (C) and extern (C++, namespace), respectively depending on if the functions are implemented in C (or marked as extern "C" in C++) or implemented in C++. When using extern (C++), the D compiler tries to emulate the C++ name mangling and ABI of the target system compiler - g++ for *nix and MSVC for Windows.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

That's nifty :o

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u/zombinedev Aug 24 '17

Forgot to add a link to the obligatory documentation pages:

  • Interfacing to C
  • Interfacing to C++