On Monday, 10 February 2014 at 19:03:22 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
I am only 20 and am still in university so I feel like I can answer this with at least my own experiences. Personally I think D would capture the attention of more young people if it was simply easier to use. The first "real" language I really got into was C#(about 5-6 years ago) and I think the main
You hijacked my topic and converted it into the usual arguments about lack of infrastructure for D.
I'm talking about guys and girls who don't have a computer, let alone C#. They just have a cheap smart phone that maybe they succeeded in getting rooted. So is your answer that they should just use Java?
And yes, the C# library is excellent, but D is a better language, and is easy to use. Get out of the wood and see the trees!
I'm at the other end of my life, with a long view of history. We should do our bit to help to bring civilization and reason (back) to the world, not just tell people 'use C#'.
A more relevant criticism would be that people who only know say Swahili won't be able to find out about and use D anyway - Java either. Sadly my Swahili is not up to it.
Sorry, but you asked for it ;=) Steve
