Long-term evolution of D

[Sean Kelly]

Brian Hay wrote:
> 
> The specification of the D Programming Language is largely a one-person 
> effort, albeit with much community input, and I think at the present 
> time it benefits from this model, given Walter's extensive language 
> knowledge and compiler implementation experience. But what happens when 
> D does become the success we all know it can be? Is standardization 
> (ISO, ECMA etc) an option?

I've begun to think that the standardization process may simply not be a 
good fit for software, simply because of how slow it is.  While it's a 
welcome assurance that a language isn't going to change out from under 
you, the alternative seems to be that it is unable to keep up with 
changing requirements.  That said, I would be pleased to eventually see 
D accepted as some sort of open standard, but perhaps not with the 5-10 
year cycle apparently required by the ISO process.


Sean