The DIID series (Do It In D)

Tejas notrealemail at gmail.com
Tue Jan 25 02:59:51 UTC 2022


On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 01:15:11 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 1/24/2022 4:34 PM, Elronnd wrote:
>> On Monday, 24 January 2022 at 23:33:29 UTC, Walter Bright 
>> wrote:
>>> The phrase "How bad really is the D ecosystem?" only asks a 
>>> question, but people tend to interpret such sentences as "D's 
>>> ecosystem is really bad". What works better is:
>>>
>>> "How good really is the D ecosystem?"
>> 
>> Your suggested phrasing sounds overly trite to me.  I would 
>> maybe go for 'Is the D ecosystem really that bad?'
>
> Again, never write "Is the D ecosystem really that bad?" unless 
> one wants to give the impression that the D ecosystem is bad. 
> Because all the dear reader actually sees is:
>
>     D ecosystem bad

I agree, it's far easier for people to focus on the negatives 
than the positives, using any word that has a negative 
connotation will likely deter the average newcomer from 
continuing their journey.

Walter's version can be used, or if one wants to sound neutral:

> Check out what the D ecosystem has to offer

Can be used instead


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