2009/11/5 Jonas Byström <highfest...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I had great hope that D within a few years would be the new standard for > people requiring high performance from their language. Then I got wiser > (http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/does-slow-growth-equal-slow-death.html?partner=fogcreek), > realizing that D must invade the C/C++ space to not dissappear. And, sadly, > D has not done that, and is definitely moving towards filling a hole in > cyberspace > (http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html). Heck, > it's not even listed on Language Shootout any more. > > To gain popularity, I would guess that you need to integrate with Microsofts > Visual Studio (plugin compiler and syntax highlighting). And that you need a > few larger projects on board, such as game engines. > > There is still hope! Use it or loose it. :) >
It's "losing" and "lose", BTW. --bb
