On Monday, 5 October 2015 at 15:01:14 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad
wrote:
Well, I am less concerned about those that stumble on the
doorstep.
If that is enough to not carry on then they are most likely not
motivated and can probably get their needs covered elsewhere.
Respectfully, I think helping new users get a jump start on their
application produces an initial jolt of productivity which in
turn helps keep someone motivated.
I am more concerned about those that use D for what it is
particularly well suited for (systems and OS-level programming)
and give up after writing some tools with it.
I prefer Andrei's mantra of "...being good at everything C and
C++ are good at, and also by being good at many tasks that C and
C++ are not good at..."
https://yow.eventer.com/yow-2014-1222/cool-things-about-d-why-and-how-we-use-it-at-facebook-by-andrei-alexandrescu-1741
