Does anybody have any idea how large the D user base is? e.g. how many
times have the various compilers been downloaded?

The vim/gvim D syntax file I uploaded to vim online a few weeks ago has
been downloaded 44 times. Given that only a fraction of D users use vim
as their text editor, and only a fraction of them know that the d.vim
syntax file is on vim online, and only a fraction of those decided to
download it, then I think the D language may be gaining a small user
base who are at least experimenting with the language.

Jason Mills wrote:
> Does anybody have any idea how large the D user base is? e.g. how many
> times have the various compilers been downloaded?
> 
> The vim/gvim D syntax file I uploaded to vim online a few weeks ago has
> been downloaded 44 times. Given that only a fraction of D users use vim
> as their text editor, and only a fraction of them know that the d.vim
> syntax file is on vim online, and only a fraction of those decided to
> download it, then I think the D language may be gaining a small user
> base who are at least experimenting with the language.
> 

or one enthusiastic guy with a bad connection tried 44 times to download it ;-)

It's really hard to say. The D specs have very high hit counts. Once templates and such are implemented, I plan on submitting it to Cnet which should really give things a boost <g>.

"Jason Mills" <jmills@cs.mun.ca> wrote in message news:akkuje$303c$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Does anybody have any idea how large the D user base is? e.g. how many times have the various compilers been downloaded?
>
> The vim/gvim D syntax file I uploaded to vim online a few weeks ago has been downloaded 44 times. Given that only a fraction of D users use vim as their text editor, and only a fraction of them know that the d.vim syntax file is on vim online, and only a fraction of those decided to download it, then I think the D language may be gaining a small user base who are at least experimenting with the language.
>

I'd also recommend sending it to javalobby.org as an "alternative to java"

Walter wrote:
> It's really hard to say. The D specs have very high hit counts. Once
> templates and such are implemented, I plan on submitting it to Cnet which
> should really give things a boost <g>.
> 
> "Jason Mills" <jmills@cs.mun.ca> wrote in message
> news:akkuje$303c$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> 
>>Does anybody have any idea how large the D user base is? e.g. how many
>>times have the various compilers been downloaded?
>>
>>The vim/gvim D syntax file I uploaded to vim online a few weeks ago has
>>been downloaded 44 times. Given that only a fraction of D users use vim
>>as their text editor, and only a fraction of them know that the d.vim
>>syntax file is on vim online, and only a fraction of those decided to
>>download it, then I think the D language may be gaining a small user
>>base who are at least experimenting with the language.
>>
> 
> 
> 

> andy wrote:
> I'd also recommend sending it to javalobby.org as an "alternative to java"
> 
> Walter wrote:
> 
>> It's really hard to say. The D specs have very high hit counts. Once
>> templates and such are implemented, I plan on submitting it to Cnet which
>> should really give things a boost <g>.
>>

Of course a D update could be made on slashdot at about the same time as the above.