On Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at 21:01:53 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
"With C++xx, there's little benefit to switching" is a very common sentiment among current C++ programmers. And it's probably true. On the other hand, with a few exceptions, it's hard to see someone choosing to learn C++ rather than D. Making a push for those developers will be more productive.
Also, I see the competition for new programmers on a daily basis. Rcpp, which allows one to embed C++ code inside an R program, is the most popular dependency of R packages. D is unable to compete in that space because of the lack of proper DLL support for Windows and no such support for Mac. I will never be convinced that D wouldn't be preferred by data scientists. But that's not happening because of D's current limitations.
