Jarrett Billingsley <kb3ctd2@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've had about eight people come into the D IRC channel in the past week
> asking why xxx was failing, or why something they thought should work
> (constness) didn't.  In every single case, it was either because they read
> the D2 docs, which are the default (FOR SOME REASON), and ended up
> downloading the D1 compiler, or because they downloaded the ancient 1.015 D1
> compiler which didn't have any bugfixes which have been implemented over the
> past seven months.
>
> So; this is really starting to come to a head.  I don't know how many people
> have suggested switching the default D docs to the D1 docs.  D2 is _alpha_
> and should be treated as such.  We _need_ to get this resolved.
>
> Secondly, the D1 DMD D compiler download page
> (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/dcompiler.html) should be updated to point
> to the very newest version of the D compiler, or those hardlinks should be
> removed entirely and simply redirected to the changelog, which is far more
> up-to-date and lets people know what's been fixed.
>
>

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Like Janice said though, D2 has many exciting features that new users might want to give a try. I'd say D1 default, visible and appropriately labeled D2 links for those who want to live on the cutting edge.

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Simen

+1 from me too. D2 as default makes no sense.

These issues are fixed. Yay! The obvious links that I can find are, anyway.

It only took the majority of us getting seriously annoyed a handful of times and someone taking over the website to make it happen. Next time we want something to happen, we just have to come to a consensus and then enact a hostile takeover.

Christopher Wright wrote:
> These issues are fixed. Yay! The obvious links that I can find are, anyway.

Not quite. Everything in the left sidebar still links to D2 by default. There should also be some notice on the new home page that D1 is stable whereas D2 is not. At the moment they aren't differentiated and people will naturally select the D2 link assuming it is better and safe to use.

Brian Hay wrote:
> Christopher Wright wrote:
>> These issues are fixed. Yay! The obvious links that I can find are, anyway.
> 
> Not quite. Everything in the left sidebar still links to D2 by default. There should also be some notice on the new home page that D1 is stable whereas D2 is not. At the moment they aren't differentiated and people will naturally select the D2 link assuming it is better and safe to use.

Well, yes, and at the very least all the links should specify whether it's D1 or D2. And the download page will make it clear which version to use.

I don't really care what is on the front page as long as it's clear what is there. ATM it is not.

This is a BIG problem.