Re:Apple is looking for engineers to convert its code from C...
by WalterBright on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:20AM
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> Walter put his whole life into D. Can we please show a little compassion for someone's life's work?
While I appreciate the kind words, I am not looking for compassion. D must stand entirely on its own merits. D has already succeeded quite spectacularly:
1. we have a wonderful D community which has been utterly indispensible
2. D is part of the Gnu Compiler Collection
3. D has been accepted into the HOPL conference, which is quite an honor
A couple things we are particularly proud of:
4. D has been used by companies to make a LOT of money. They've told me that D is their secret weapon. :-)
5. contributing to the D community has enabled many people to advance into well paying and high status careers
6. D innovations regularly find their way into other languages
While I appreciate the kind words, I am not looking for compassion. D must stand entirely on its own merits. D has already succeeded quite spectacularly:
1. we have a wonderful D community which has been utterly indispensible
2. D is part of the Gnu Compiler Collection
3. D has been accepted into the HOPL conference, which is quite an honor
A couple things we are particularly proud of:
4. D has been used by companies to make a LOT of money. They've told me that D is their secret weapon. :-)
5. contributing to the D community has enabled many people to advance into well paying and high status careers
6. D innovations regularly find their way into other languages