On Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 11:34:09 UTC, Wulfklaue wrote:
Just changing the library to D3 and not the base D name will
result in people finding old code, not getting it to work,
getting frustrated and simply ignoring the language. Hey,
despite loving the syntax, did the exact same thing with Swift.
With D i can find 3 or 4 year old code and get it running
something without a single issue. Or a quick fix. Just saying,
its not just about the language and library features. it also
about what is round the language. The examples and code out
there, the packages, the editors and other support.
D3 isn't going to happen. I ignored this thread as a result. I
only read the most recent posts because I wanted to see why it
hadn't died. I doubt that Phobos 2 will happen either. All
comments I've read from Walter and Andrei indicate that there are
no plans for either.
I've been using D for four years. I can still compile code that
compiled with DMD at that time, with only a few minor
modifications. I expect to be able to do the same four years from
now.
