On Friday, 2 March 2018 at 02:35:46 UTC, Meta wrote:
D1 -> D2 nearly killed D (can't remember which, but it was
either Walter or Andrei that have said this on multiple
occasions). A D2 -> D3 transition might generate a lot of
publicity if done very carefully, but more than likely it would
just put the nails in the coffin for good and destroy all the
momentum D has built up over the past 3 years (I feel like 2015
was a big turning point where D finally got back on peoples'
radars).
I've read a bit about that history, but really, sometimes you
have to be agressive with change or just it won't come about.
And I don't see how D2 could have come about without an agressive
push for change.
And it's unlikely that D would have died. Some people might have
left (and probably did). But D is better because it's D2.
Imagine promoting D1 to the world!
D3 could be even better. (e.g. @safe by default..just for
starters).
And I personally think all this ongoing integration with C and
C++ is not ideal. It's creating a really complex beast, that has
to be maintained indefinitely... by someone.
So I'd like to see D3 dump all the compatibility crap ;-)
