Been following along since around 1999, but didn't join into
group until June 2004 when I started writing in D (version 1)
code and building a personal D project website (which hasn't been
updated in a long time). A lot has changed...it's no longer a
one-man band with Walter trying to do everything...it's for the
better. But still I haven't gotten back into writing D2 code.

On 2014-04-04 02:10, dnewbie wrote:
> Please vote now!
> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>
> See also results from previous years:
> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png

These things make me feel old. Looking at the old changelog[0], I can remember changes all the way back to 0.91. That's not quite ten years yet, but give it a month and a half...


[0]: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog1.html#new091
--
  Simen

On Friday, 4 April 2014 at 02:10:15 UTC, dnewbie wrote:
> Please vote now!
> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>
> See also results from previous years:
> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png

I've checked the repositories, D in production since 2006.
---
Paolo

On Friday, 4 April 2014 at 02:10:15 UTC, dnewbie wrote:
> Please vote now!
> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>
> See also results from previous years:
> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png

I'd been aware of D since around 2008, but didn't actually start using it until January 2012.

On 4/4/2014 8:51 PM, Simen Kjærås wrote:
> On 2014-04-04 02:10, dnewbie wrote:
>> Please vote now!
>> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>>
>> See also results from previous years:
>> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
>> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png
>
> These things make me feel old. Looking at the old changelog[0], I can
> remember changes all the way back to 0.91. That's not quite ten years
> yet, but give it a month and a half...
>
>
> [0]: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog1.html#new091
> --
>    Simen

I remember watching the changelog and wondering if the next version after v0.99 was going to be v1.0.

On Friday, 4 April 2014 at 02:10:15 UTC, dnewbie wrote:
> Please vote now!
> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>
> See also results from previous years:
> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png

I started playing around with D in 2005, I think, but it wasn't
until 2007 that I started using it for real.  I had the good
fortune of being able to use D professionally for the four years
that followed, but in 2011 I had to go back to C++, and am now
using D (almost) solely for hobby projects.

I am trying hard to spread the good word at work, though, and
make sure to bring up D every time one of C++'s shortcomings give
us troubles. :)

On 2014-04-05 21:06, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On 4/4/2014 8:51 PM, Simen Kjærås wrote:
>> On 2014-04-04 02:10, dnewbie wrote:
>>> Please vote now!
>>> http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>>>
>>> See also results from previous years:
>>> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
>>> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png
>>
>> These things make me feel old. Looking at the old changelog[0], I can
>> remember changes all the way back to 0.91. That's not quite ten years
>> yet, but give it a month and a half...
>>
>>
>> [0]: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog1.html#new091
>> --
>>    Simen
>
> I remember watching the changelog and wondering if the next version
> after v0.99 was going to be v1.0.

Yeah, I'd forgotten about that, but now you mention it, I think even there was a discussion on that topic.

--
  Simen

On Saturday, 5 April 2014 at 21:06:14 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On 4/4/2014 8:51 PM, Simen Kjærås wrote:
>> On 2014-04-04 02:10, dnewbie wrote:

> I remember watching the changelog and wondering if the next version after v0.99 was going to be v1.0.

Yes, yes! I remember that it was some discussion about the
position of planet Mars or something!

Everybody was disappointed to see 0.100... :(

On 4/4/14, dnewbie <run3@myopera.com> wrote:
> Please vote now! http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5

I remember trying D1 many years ago, but I got put off by the whole "choose tango or phobos" thing back then. I'm glad to see those days are behind us.

On 4 April 2014 12:10, dnewbie <run3@myopera.com> wrote:

> Please vote now! http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=533e10e4e4b0edddf89898c5
>
> See also results from previous years:
> - http://d.darktech.org/2012.png
> - http://d.darktech.org/2013.png
>

These results are a bit disappointing. Ideally you'd see a massive bias
towards new users, but we see the opposite :(
Perhaps this poll isn't public enough? On reddit and stuff?