"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisp...@gmx.com> wrote in message news:mailman.2921.1316239886.14074.digitalmar...@puremagic.com...
> I definitely prefer D to C++, but I honestly think that your hatred of > C++ > (which you have expressed on several occasions) clouds your judgement > on the > matter. Many, many programmers are fine with C++, and while many > programmers > may like C++ to be improved or would like a language that's similar to > C++ but > without as many warts, that doesn't mean that they're going to be in a > hurry > to try out D. And many, many of the people who have problems with C++ > use > languages such as C# and Java instead and are fine with that. D has a > major > uphill battle to truly become as relevant as any of those languages are > regardless of how much better it may be. > There is something wrong with that last sentence. Especially since in the preceding material that I snipped, you noted that the compilers for D are not up to snuff. You seem to be noting its deficiencies but wanting it to be "better" somehow, maybe for some of it's "neat features"? Perhaps D just has to grow up before it can battle anywhere, let alone on hills?
