Walter Bright wrote: > On 12/11/2012 11:53 PM, Walter Bright wrote: >> On 12/11/2012 11:47 PM, Han wrote: >>> Walter Bright wrote: >>> >>>> ML has been around for 30-40 years, and has failed to catch on. >>> >>> Isn't D on that same historical path? >> >> Many languages wander in the wilderness for years before they catch >> on. > > BTW, many rock bands burst out of nowhere on the scene with instant > success.
So it is this kind of wishful thinking that is the basis of the D project? > Overlooked is the previous 10 years the band struggled in > obscurity. You KNOW that D has not been "overlooked". Developers and users with applications give it a look (the former mostly) and then choose something else. > > This includes bands like The Beatles. Well, 6 years for The Beatles. Do you really think that D will ever have popularity to the level of The Beatles? If so, when and why and how? Do you have a "Moses complex" (psychological) a little bit maybe?