Nick, Teoh, what exactly do you guys hope to accomplish with your
current discussion? What if someone who comes from a dynamically
typed language wants to check out D and reads that vitriolic crap
the two of you are spewing? I'm sure they'll feel very welcome
knowing that what appears to be the D community thinks their
current language of choice (which may simply be because it is the
only language they have gotten a chance to learn) is cancer and a
plague, that they are a fool, a dumbass, not a real programmer,
and are guaranteed to write garbage. They will turn around and
never return. And they'd be right. Why would they want to become
part of a community that actively hates and despises them?
Look, I get it, the two of you don't like dynamic typing. Neither
do I. That is no absolutely excuse to bash dynamically typed
languages and the people who use them. I expect D users can be
divided into two groups: one with people that already prefer
statically typed languages (in which case you are preaching to
the choir), and one that consists of people who think both
static- and dynamically typed languages have their uses (in which
case they are probably well aware of the pros and cons and you
are not going to convince them, but you will manage to leave the
impression that they are not *really* welcome).
Take a moment to think about on the impression you are creating.
If you really need a dynamic-typing-circlejerk every now and
then, consider having it in private or in a context where it will
not reflect badly on the D community.
