Jonathan M Davis wrote:
In any case, that poster seems knowledgeable enough that I don't see much point
in arguing with him. His opinion obviously differs from that of most of us on
this list, but it's generally based quite soundly on facts, so only time will
prove him wrong.
Sure, but it all depends on how one interprets those facts.
For example, C++ is hardly the same language it was in 1988 or so, when it
became widely used. I don't think any pre-2000 C++ compiler would be remotely
considered usable today. Languages that are not dead go through substantial
revisions and upgrades. It is not a defect in D that it does so, too.
As anyone can see in the changelog, we've stopped adding features to D2 and are
working on toolchain issues. There's been a lot of progress there.
