OSNews article about C++09 degenerates into C++ vs. D discussion

[John Reimer]

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:19:31 -0800, Kyle Furlong <kylefurlong at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I seriously think there is a sizable group of people who use C++ at  
> their workplace, and for their hobbies, and maybe have written a  
> convoluted something or other for Boost. These people have invested a  
> huge ammount of time and effort to carve out something usable from the  
> jungles that are the C++ lands.
>
> These people fight D because they see how it will simply negate that  
> time investment by making it irrelevant. When it comes down to it,  
> someone who actually understands C++ in depth and can be productive in  
> it is a very valuable person. If D becomes defacto, that skill set  
> becomes much less valuable.
>
> Thats not to say that someone who is at that level of understanding in  
> C++ can easily adapt to D, but the psychology of it is that they have  
> spent so much time into actually getting C++ to work for them that its  
> an abhorrent idea for them to leave that behind.
>
> Any reason they can grasp on to, they will. Any defect they can find,  
> they'll point it out. Hopefully, over time, the smart ones will realize  
> the dead end and move on to D.


You likely hit the nail on the head, Kyle. :)

-JJR