Not that you really need it.
Things move forward. Phobos becomes more and more reliable and usable,
It seems that the accepting "Foreign modules/Fixes situation" is better
than ever. So it looks like things went into the right direction....
unfortunately not for me.
Let me tell you in a second or two about my world.
Creating huge database based multinational applications (likewise
multinational/lingual Accounting - Order Sys.)
As said, I have to create Database applications, consuming SOAP
respective REST Services. Targets are Desktop(WIN only), WEB and Smart
Devices. All of them have to interop.
So why not using D ? (Which I would like to do)
DB Support..
Not yet available. In case that Steve Teale (and he did a dammed
good Job, as well as Piotr) will add std.database this will not change
the situation significantly. 'Cause std.database will contain just
rudimentary DB support.. A Database independent, ORM based library
module is not even matter of discussion. That's a pity.
GUI..
Well for us Windoze is the only interesting Desktop platform.
A _reasonable_ GUI is not available yet.(D-GUI looks pretty good,though)
WEB Development is for sure doable in D, reusable Frameworks are
nevertheless AFAIK not available.
Smart Device Development..
(Win 7 mobile/ Android/ IOS ) GDC for rescue ? On Android D To Java ?
Consuming SOAP/REST..
ATM std.XML is not really perfect. So going a step ahead and asking
for parsing WSDL files to generate appropriate D code would not make too
much sense.
Further : Some Services require Certificate authentication. Another No
Go. No Crypto lib.
Don't get me wrong, I like D! Otherwise I would not have followed D
for meanwhile 5-6 years.
Without having an DB-Object Relational Mapper, Crypt/Decrypt- extended
XML support, PDF creation, Reporting, and XML related tools and (mucho
importante) localization support, D is not an option for us --at the
moment.
So ... Being a bit enthusiastic about D's progress ? Sure!
Leaving the planet, went to outer space with a D Type _2_ Rocket made
by BOING engineer W.B. ? Risky ;)
A+
Bjoern
