On Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 07:20:52PM -0700, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote: > Andrei posted this on another thread. I felt it deserved its own thread. > It's very important. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I go to conferences. Train and consult at large companies. Dozens every > year, cumulatively thousands of people. I talk about D and ask people what > it would take for them to use the language. Invariably I hear a surprisingly > small number of reasons:
>From my personal perspective: - Compiler bugs are a real issue. At one point I had to have a dev-build of DMD around. > * The garbage collector eliminates probably 60% of potential users right off. - If you think as a C++ competitor you are right, I personally think D is more a Python competitor. I think about it as Python in fast. Or "GO" with better C compatibility. So I consider it more a glue language than trying to compete with the lowest layer of an architecture (C++) which creats a lot of architectual dependencies to change it. > > * There's no web services framework (by this time many folks know of D, but > of those a shockingly small fraction has even heard of vibe.d). I have > strongly argued with Sönke to bundle vibe.d with dmd over one year ago, and > also in this forum. There wasn't enough interest. - Yes please - Debian/Fedora packages for DMD, LDC, GDC, should be a one click away to get stuff installed. - Better libraries. Like "batteries" included. Like a proper DB interface is missing for example, besides that it's already a great tool for glueing stuff together in fast. - Other missing things: nice HTTP api that is not curl, but easier. Protbuf/Thrift integration (thrift exists). Just my 2cents,
