Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-07 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Monday, 7 May 2018 at 15:52:38 UTC, David J Kordsmeier wrote: On Monday, 7 May 2018 at 10:27:32 UTC, Joakim wrote: [...] Great marketing beats great tech (sadly), but we are creatures subject to social influence and that which is shiny. Who actually runs marketing for Dlang? Is it the

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-07 Thread Ali via Digitalmars-d
On Monday, 7 May 2018 at 21:55:28 UTC, Dave Jones wrote I'm sure Walter and Andrei would love to have the newsgroup micromanaging their decision making process. i dont think anyone is trying to micromanage anyone i think D's strategic positioning, is a very interesting question and it is

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-07 Thread Dave Jones via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 at 04:48:46 UTC, Joakim wrote: On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 at 03:44:37 UTC, Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa) wrote: On 05/01/2018 10:27 PM, Joakim wrote: Yes, but how is it decided what the "most important things" are? There is a strategy at work for any prioritization, even

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-07 Thread David J Kordsmeier via Digitalmars-d
On Monday, 7 May 2018 at 10:27:32 UTC, Joakim wrote: On Saturday, 5 May 2018 at 04:59:58 UTC, germandiago wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: [...] My 2 cents. I have been following D for a long time and started using it in a very small project. I am a very long

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-07 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 5 May 2018 at 04:59:58 UTC, germandiago wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: [...] My 2 cents. I have been following D for a long time and started using it in a very small project. I am a very long term C++ user. [...] Interesting analysis. These

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-04 Thread germandiago via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you see D evolving. It could be during the keynotes or

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-02 Thread Ali via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 22:20:53 UTC, John Gabriele wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 17:20:54 UTC, Ali wrote: I think point 1 in the vision is very telling 1. Lock down the language definition Sorry, I'm not understanding. To me that says the core team values multiple implementations that

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 2 May 2018 at 03:44:37 UTC, Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa) wrote: On 05/01/2018 10:27 PM, Joakim wrote: Those are specific technical priorities that hint at a strategy, as you say, but it is better to lay out that strategy itself. Not knocking that vision document, as I called for

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa) via Digitalmars-d
On 05/01/2018 10:27 PM, Joakim wrote: Those are specific technical priorities that hint at a strategy, as you say, but it is better to lay out that strategy itself. Not knocking that vision document, as I called for a concrete document like that for years, but a conference keynote is a good

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 17:20:54 UTC, Ali wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 22:20:53 UTC, John Gabriele wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 17:20:54 UTC, Ali wrote: It is very clear, and feel free to read between the lines, on what might be the long term strategy I think point 1 in the vision is very telling 1. Lock down the language

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread John Gabriele via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 17:20:54 UTC, Ali wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Ali via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you see D evolving. It could be during the keynotes or

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:46:04 UTC, bachmeier wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for

Re: A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread bachmeier via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at 12:26:25 UTC, Joakim wrote: I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you see D evolving. It could be during the keynotes or

A strategic vision for D

2018-05-01 Thread Joakim via Digitalmars-d
I realize it's right before the conference, but I'd like to put out a request for Walter and Andrei to spend five minutes during your talks laying out some overarching strategy for how you see D evolving. It could be during the keynotes or leading off the Q panel, but I think it's worth laying