D 1.076 and 2.061 release

[Matthew Caron]

On 01/06/2013 10:18 PM, Pierre Rouleau wrote:
> On 13-01-06 9:45 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> On Sunday, January 06, 2013 21:22:18 Pierre Rouleau wrote:
>>> Is this something that the most influential people in the D project want
>>> to fix?
>>
>> What exactly do you want fixed?
>
> Really, I would like to be able to start using D at work. And be in a
> position to be able to convince people to use it.

I found myself in the same position. My argument was:
  1. There is a clear language reference
  2. There are multiple implementations (DMD, GDC)
  3. D has a lot of really nice features that make it better than C

Now, you have to bear in mind, we don't do bytecode compiled languages 
that run on a VM - it's just not our thing, we use too much real 
hardware. Basically, D gives us all the fancy nice Java and C# features 
while letting us access real hardware without having to write a C shim 
to do it.

We do not require a fancy cohesive roadmap, because we realize it's a 
FLOSS project and is therefore subject to the whims of its developers. 
If we want to influence said development, then we'll jump in or issue a 
bounty for things to be fixed.

In the grand scheme of things, we've found this strategy to produce more 
time savings and value than it consumes. However, this does take a 
certain amount of buy in from your company management. Luckily, one of 
the company founders was an early embracer of Linux.

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