On Tuesday, 22 December 2015 at 03:30:32 UTC, ShinraTensei wrote:
I recently noticed massive increase in new languages for a
person to jump into(Nim, Rust, Go...etc) but my question is
weather the D is actually used anywhere or are there chances of
it dying anytime soon.
So far I've tried a while bunch of languages and i do like D
the most, since i am used to C/C++ syntax also Java a bit, but
i don't like Java.
Now i'm trying to can C/C++ and get accustomed to something
more modern so D is my choice unless its a dead language.
I'm not looking into D for job opportunities. Just writing
programs for my own amusement and maybe even profit some day.
I know this question has been answered, but I wanted to provide
some hard facts for future visitors.
1. Downloads of the DMD compiler have been fluctuating between
1000 and 1600 per day:
http://erdani.com/d/downloads.daily.png
That number only captures downloads of one compiler from one
source.
2. Books on the language. Packt published D Cookbook in 2014.
They have already published Learning D in 2015 and will be
publishing D Web Development in January. Clearly, in that
publisher's experience, D is becoming a sufficiently popular
language to invest in it. Other books (not with that publisher)
are currently in progress.
3. The D Language Foundation. Andrei quit his job a few months
ago to work on D and the D Language Foundation full time.
http://forum.dlang.org/post/xsqrdgwnzehdmfmvc...@forum.dlang.org
4. The large number of participants on the main development
forum. Not all of them contribute, but it indicates a strong
interest in the language to post there.
