On Monday, 24 September 2018 at 09:19:34 UTC, Chris wrote:
On Sunday, 23 September 2018 at 02:05:42 UTC, Jonathan M Davis
wrote:
With regards to D1 users who are unhappy with D2, I think that
it makes some sense to point out that a subset of D2 can be
used in a way that's a lot like D1, but ultimately, if someone
doesn't like the direction that D2 took, they're probably
better off finding a language that better fits whatever it is
that they're looking for in a language. Trying to convince
someone to use a language that they don't like is likely to
just make them unhappy.
- Jonathan M Davis
Maybe it's time for D3. Pick and choose the things that work
and really do make sense and discard others that don't add much
value but only bring trouble. I think D2 is a nice collection
of Lego bricks by now that could be used to build something
truly great.
I don't agree; the time for D3 is still many years away.
Transitiong to D3 now would be suboptimal, as the D2 language is
still being "explored". The D community as a whole needs more
experience with the language to understand pain points, so we can
make more informed changes in D3 (if D3 ever happens; it may not
need to).
