On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:11:43 -0500 Andrew Wiley <debio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Frankly, if your definition of "not ready" is that the compiler isn't > packaged for you, D isn't the right community to begin with. First of all, there is no 64bit compiler for FreeBSD. I was researching about gdc and Iain Buclaw told me (on IRC) that there might be problem with dmd runtime on FreeBSD. Moreover, "QtD requires a patched dmd compiler.", so I simply do not have time to fight such things. > D has libraries, it's just a matter of downloading, building, and > reporting bugs rather than installing, reading a book, and firing up > the UI designer. They're rough, but they're there. Can you name me some serious GUI application using e.g. QtD & sqlite database badck-end written in D2? > I'm (and I think I can say we're) sad to see you go, and hopefully > you'll look to D in the future, but in the present, choose the right > tool for the job. It's unwise to do anything else. /me nods > (Unless you're a college student with too much time on his hands, but > I'm pretty sure that's not your situation) Right. I'm not college student, want to program in my free time and desire to write open-source application instead of building ecosystem for what I anyway do not have required skills. :-) Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations…” (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810
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