On Friday, 13 March 2015 at 17:11:06 UTC, Israel wrote:
Well see the real problem is that D cant seem to cater to one group or another. It cant cater to new/inexperienced people because it isnt portrayed that way.
I don't think D is a priori not suitable for rookies. It just needs more paint. Just show me what Go has what can't be simple in D :)
It cant cater to the hardcore/DieHard C/C++ people because it is difficult to convince them.
Or even impossible for some kind of personalities. C++ couldn't convince Linus to abandon C. Tell him about D then ;) I suggest to leave that type of people with their own toys. The better is going to win eventually.
You need to pick a target audience and stick with it...
Or create multipurpose tool. I think D is the best multipurpose tool in the programming languages business. Of course D community doesn't have enough resources to produces high quality products on all fronts.
Number of resources is critical. D fights using its brilliance to overcome lack of resources. Go is on opposite position.
Piotrek
