On Wednesday, 25 July 2018 at 23:27:45 UTC, Laeeth Isharc wrote:
But making predictions is a tricky thing and mostly of not much value.
I'm really surprised to hear you say this - so much money in the financial services is poured into making predictions, lots of them and as fast as possible. Isn't that one of the promises of D in that market?
Whatever the reality about that, in the life of all humans the ability to make good predictions is fundamental to survival - if I cross the road now, will I be run over? If I build a chair to make money, will anyone buy it?
Likewise, if I am investing time in developing my skills to further my career, will learning D be a net benefit? This important question depends heavily on predicting the future of D (among many other things). If I use D for my startup, will it be the secret sauce that will propel us to the top, or will I be better off with JDK8 or modern C++?
I think it's more interesting to be the change you wish to see in the world.
This has a lovely ring but it doesn't mean not to assess / predict if what you do will provide a net benefit.
