https://forum.dlang.org/post/axslxubumvtrudpjfpng@forum.dlang.org

I think its really bad, that this is the most active topic on the forum

use a better forum sotware and moderate
and when topics like this get too active just close the thread
and archive it

D have a small community
these topics really drain the energy of the D community

If a new forum is not an option (which i think it isnt)
maybe let the forum run dry (i.e. dont reply, at least not to threads like this one),
and switch to discord or slack

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 03:41:24 UTC, Ali wrote:

great work starting the 5th version of the thread :3

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 04:03:39 UTC, monkyyy wrote:

It's my turn to post it tomorrow!

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 06:14:43 UTC, bauss wrote:

Can you also post these:

• Language X stole all of D’s features
• D should copy all features from language X
• this is why C++ is much worse than D
• D is just like C++
• somebody mentioned D on reddit
• D needs a new forum
• D would be more popular if the website was in a different colour
• D would be more popular if the forums were dead
• Why are the forums dead?
• Is D dead, the forums are dead?
• People need to stop complaining about D
• Why have people stopped caring about D?
• D is run by a foundation
• D is community driven
• D is letting too many people have their say
• D is run by nobody, needs better management
• D is essentially run by one person
• We need a communist revolution
• We need a fascist regime
• DIP1000

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 07:23:46 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:

Ha ha ha! You nailed it!

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 07:23:46 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:

this escalated quickly

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 09:38:09 UTC, JN wrote:

Yes, that juxtaposition was unfair, let's soften it up:

• We need something unique, just like Rust
• DIP1000
• We don't need DIP1000, it is too much like Rust
• DIP1000 isn't good enough, let us replicate Rust
• Why are so many features incomplete?

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 09:59:31 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:

I agree with this and I dislike the trend with increasing mandatory usage of attributes/badging. If you like that you are probably already using Rust.

C# has shown that you can keep the badging to a minimal. It's the ease of use D should work towards.
For those who like overcomplicated languages, there are several that offer that.

On Monday, 30 May 2022 at 11:14:21 UTC, IGotD- wrote:

Yes, I started to look at D 15 years ago because I wanted something simpler and more productive than C++.

D is quite close all it needs is:

• smart, non-intrusive memory management that is non-blocking
• some makeup on syntax
• complete some features (like alias)

How that is done is less important as long as it is simple and clean. The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, and all that…