On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:49 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/9/10 5:38 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote: >> >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Boris Wang<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> First, forgive my poor english. >>> we all known , Walter good at compiler writing, but not good at language >>> design and development management , if can't change this, just be silent. >> >> If he isn't good at language design (in other words: D sucks): why do >> you care about D? Why are you here? >> >>> I think, on language desgin, wisdom and leadership are more more >>> important >>> than technology. >> >> Well, the development process of D could be better organized (having a >> schedule and roadmap and such).. >> But "wisdom and leadership" doesn't help much if nobody's there to >> implement stuff. I think we're better of this way than having someone >> who's "wiser" (what is that supposed to mean in this context anyway?) >> and a better leader, but can't code. >> >>> Ether continue working on D, or make D like clone, if we can't do it >>> like >>> APPLE, just give up ASAP, >>> because we can only save us by our selves. >> >> Sorry, I can't make any sense of that sentence. > > I think he meant "We should all either continue working on D or make a > D-like clone. If we can't do it like Apple, we should just give up ASAP. > Only the community can save the situation." > > Andrei >
What's meant with "do it like Apple"? Is that some kind of idiom I'm not familiar with? He certainly couldn't have meant that literally, because making D overpriced and proprietary would certainly not help.
