On Friday, 24 August 2018 at 00:46:14 UTC, Mike Franklin wrote:
It seems, from someone without much historical perspective, that Phobos was intended to be something like the .Net Framework for D. Perhaps there are a few fundamentals (std.algorithm, std.allocator, etc.) to keep, but for the others... move 'em to Dub and let the "free market" sort it out.
That might work for some use cases, but not for others. For my use cases, a rock solid standard library is a basic requirement (think STL, Boost, etc). These don't normally come out of a loose knit community of individuals, there needs to be some sort of organizational presence involved to ensure quality, consistency, completeness, etc. If Phobos or an equivalent wasn't available at its present level of quality then D wouldn't be in the consideration set.
On the other hand, my use-cases don't have the requirements that drive other folks towards removing dependence on druntime and similar. An individual or organization's prioritization preferences will depend on their goals.
--Jon
