On Sunday, 3 July 2016 at 04:37:02 UTC, D is crap wrote: [snip]
I seriously don't know what to make of this post. It's a random compilation of complaints made about D over the last couple of years that lacks depth and useful information. As such, it could be mere trolling.
If the poster on the other hand is sincere, then I suppose s/he's a programming novice that is confused and put off by anything that doesn't have an IDE to hold his or her hand at every step - which is not uncommon. But to get going with D you just need `dmd` and a text editor, possibly `dub` for convenience. IMO, D doesn't need IDE's as much as other languages (Java needs an IDE because of tons of boiler plate, C++ because of C++).
Also, error messages are often the same, so after a while you know exactly what's wrong when a certain message appears. This is also true of Objective-C, C, Java etc. If compilation fails immediately, it's most likely a syntax error and you will see something like `Error: found '{' when expecting ')'` somewhere. A bit of patience and common sense can get you a long way.
The reason why this post is not taken too seriously is not because people here are religious about D - a reproach that is often used to prevent any real discussion. No, it is because it sounds like an amazon review where someone ordered a book in a foreign language and gives it one star saying "I'm a beginner and the vocabulary used is too difficult, this book sucks!" Sorry, but that's how it came across to me.
