On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Tom S<h3r3...@remove.mat.uni.torun.pl> wrote: > Please don't confuse these voices with the usual trolling/complaining D > newcomer with their "omg but D doesn't offer anything more than C++ and it's > not evolving at Warp 7!!!11eleven", like "superdude"'s recent post. The > folks I'm talking about have invested considerable amount of time in D and > simply wouldn't like to be on a sinking ship. They probably love D and see > no real alternative to switch to, which makes them even more frustrated :P
Yes! FFS! I *don't* want D to die. I've used D for five years and wouldn't want to use anything else. It's beyond frustrating to have used it for so long and to have seen so relatively little improvement in the implementation quality or the community/library situation. And before anyone accuses me of not contributing? Um, how about maintaining a large scripting language and its mounds of documentation for the last three years? How about having reported dozens of bugs not only in the compiler but also in several third-party libraries? How about helping all sorts of newcomers on IRC and d.learn? I challenge *anyone* to say that I don't fucking contribute to this community. I've invested more time into D and my D projects than anything else I've ever done.