On Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 13:32:46 UTC, zjh wrote:
> On Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 12:12:57 UTC, thebluepandabear wrote:
> but I still think the language has potential in the future
I don't know if they have a sense of crisis. Now D
in tiebo ranks 50
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I wouldn't say they have or should have a sense of crisis, the language itself is improving on a day-to-day basis but it isn't gaining popularity. I initially came in excited learning D because I thought that having a small ecosystem would just be a minor pain, but now I realize it's not minor -- it's pretty major. This is not to say D isn't a good language, it certainly is pretty good, but it just needs a bigger ecosystem. The community itself is great, no weirdos in it like Rust, but it just needs to be bigger.
I am actually taking a computer science class and I need to create desktop apps to pass and get through school. I thought this would be possible with D, but it has turned out to be a massive pain, so this is why I am switching to Java.
I think D may be one of those languages that eventually blows up like Rust because it's honestly great (it feels like a native Java some times), they just need to work on marketing and strengthening the ecosystem.
Some corporate backing (RedHat, for example) would also be great since many people are working on it for free, and thus lacking in motivation.
anyways I know nobody cares about my opinion, and hopefully this didn't come across disrespectful