On Thursday, 21 November 2013 at 16:23:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
Each language has its story, but it's undeniable that corporate sponsorship offers a lot of liftoff.
I think books for some new language being available is also an important factor. It tells people that some language has already received some attention and an investment in that new language is less likely to be in vain. I remember that Scala received a lot of attention in my Java community when the Scala book by Martin Odersky was published. Last week Dart went 1.0. You can already now buy 4 books about it, one from a renowned author such as Gilad Braha. I think the book about D by Andrei was very important and it would be a good thing if during the years more books about D would follow. -- Bienlein
