Hello All,

Thanks again for helping me get going with D!

I been looking around a little and noticed that there are packages for CMake, Qt, and there is vibe.d. If I would have realized the existence of these earlier, D would have been much higher on my list of things to check out in depth. Someone should make mention of these on the main D language web page. Some type of a package showcase with code snippets etc. They represent the possibility to build end to end cross-platform solutions with a great build tool to boot. I had no idea things had progressed this far. It makes a BIG difference. I would think this would go a long way to convince the casual browser to dig deeper. I was just thinking how interesting it would have been, if Google had decided to dedicate their considerable resources to D, instead of rolling their own language. Then again, it looks like D is ready for some serious development. When I think about the latest C++ abomination, the timing couldn't be better. I'm going to be dedicating some time to get up to speed. Many thanks to those that put in the hard work to get D to this point.


Thanks,
-G

On 10/15/12 12:52 PM, Gerry Weaver wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Thanks again for helping me get going with D!
>
> I been looking around a little and noticed that there are packages for
> CMake, Qt, and there is vibe.d. If I would have realized the existence
> of these earlier, D would have been much higher on my list of things to
> check out in depth. Someone should make mention of these on the main D
> language web page. Some type of a package showcase with code snippets
> etc. They represent the possibility to build end to end cross-platform
> solutions with a great build tool to boot. I had no idea things had
> progressed this far. It makes a BIG difference. I would think this would
> go a long way to convince the casual browser to dig deeper. I was just
> thinking how interesting it would have been, if Google had decided to
> dedicate their considerable resources to D, instead of rolling their own
> language. Then again, it looks like D is ready for some serious
> development. When I think about the latest C++ abomination, the timing
> couldn't be better. I'm going to be dedicating some time to get up to
> speed. Many thanks to those that put in the hard work to get D to this
> point.
>
>
> Thanks,
> -G

Thanks for pursuing the installation issue and for your suggestion. I, too, think we should collect a short list of good D projects and feature them on dlang.org. If anyone would like to start designing and integrating such a page, please make the pull request and let's talk!

Andrei