On Saturday, 29 November 2014 at 02:59:07 UTC, Mike wrote:
the people who got tired of constant code breakage and left,
Speculation without measurement. But I'll have you know my
usage of D has declined significantly because it is missing
features I want/need. It is also for this reason that I have
not advocated its usage to my employer. How many users have
been lost because they tried it and found it lacking or
inefficient, not because of code breakage? I know of 2.
Walter, I want you to know, that I love D. It is an awesome
language with enormous potential. But it needs to break with a
few of the decisions from the past (very few, but significant),
and follow through on a few things (like the scope ref
proposals). IMO, it's *almost* there. If I(we) can ever get it
there, it will likely be the last language I ever use.
Mike
