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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by hydromet on Saturday April 08, 2017 @07:48AM (#14066492)
> nobody is going to let you write a critical system in some new relatively unknown language.

Whose permission do you seek who will "let you" or not "let you" write a critical system in some new relatively unknown language? What if you work for yourself or are creating a startup?

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by i336_ on Sunday April 09, 2017 @06:54AM (#14071626)
Obviously a startup with no history is a totally different context. The parent commentator did mention "industries". Power in particular (think nuclear power especially!) are... necessarily conservative.
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