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A comment on The Next Big Programming Language You've Never Heard of – WIRED.

Re:The Next Big Programming Language You've Never Heard of –... by Signez on Saturday October 04, 2014 @07:54AM (#8409307)
I've heard of D. It seems like a great idea, but all that stuff with proprietary compiler, poor online documentation, and zero public approval from any organization (except Facebook but it's lately) were a big no-no for my side-projects, keeping aside any commercial ones.

Now, Rust seems to be the perfect drop-in replacement in my heart for "new language that makes coffee while being readable and awesome to use".

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Re:The Next Big Programming Language You've Never Heard of –... by commentzorro on Saturday October 04, 2014 @12:58PM (#8409895)
You're right. D, just two compilers and only few well written books is terrible when compared to the biblical legacy Rust has built up. And I certainly wouldn't want to use anything that didn't come out of a big corporation. Organic growth for anything technical just means the technology sucks.

Sarcasm aside, I get what you're saying but not why?

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