On 7/29/17 3:05 AM, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:
In 2004 maybe "D as better C++" was a good line. In 2017 "D is a general purpose programming language that allow faster development time than C++, Go, and Rust" is a far better line?
This is what attracts me to D--it's easy to write, clean to read, and super powerful. However the "faster development time" is a bit marred by D's current ecosystem: it's faster/easier than other languages in certain domains, but lack of libraries/integration make it a tough choice in other domains (like mobile). And we have fairly regular complaints on the forum about the new-to-D experience (and good on them for taking the time to post about it here!). If I had free time for D I'd be trying to work on improving those things.