Phobos is now on dsource

[Robert Fraser]

Peter C. Chapin wrote:
> A large standard library bulks up the language (where by "language" I
> mean the actual programming language plus its standard library
> facilities). Such bulk is undesirable in places where it isn't needed,
> such as embedded systems or other small scale environments.

Then why does Java thrive in such environments, i.e. cell phones, etc.? 
(okay, J2ME is a bit smaller than J2SE, but it's a far cry bigger than 
the C stdlib)

IMHO, the bigger the standard library, the better in most cases. 
Standard library code is well-reviewed and tested, so you can generally 
count on it more than 3rd party libraries, open source or not. Arguably 
more importantly, having a standard way of doing things makes code more 
consistent, reducing incompatibilities and portability issues. Further, 
if everyone knows the standard library (or a piece of it), a new 
developer can join the team and be instantly familiar with how to craft 
their code, and what the existing code does, without reading extensive 
documentation.