stable != abandoned [was: My Kingdom For ...]

[Bill Baxter]

Leandro Lucarella wrote:
> Darryl Bleau, el 21 de febrero a las 09:48 me escribiste:
>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>> "Darryl Bleau" <user at example.net> wrote in message 
>>> news:fphle3$20np$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>>> opIndexConcat
>>>> opIndexConcatAssign
>>>>
>>>> in D1, of course.
>>>>
>>>> I would also potentially accept:
>>>>
>>>> Returning static arrays from functions.
>>>>
>>>> or, possibly:
>>>>
>>>> !in
>>> Sorry, no new language features in D1.
>>>
>> I know, and I knew when writing it that it was futile to ask. I suppose
>> I was more just venting my frustration that it seems that D1 was
>> released, and Walter said, 'go forth and create programs', which we did,
>> but now we turn around and say, hey, this D stuff is great, could we
>> just have a few minor changes? But, are denied. Seems Const and Enum are
>> much more important than helping with actual practical applications of
>> the current language.
> 
> I agree. D1.0 looks more "abandoned" than "stable". A language should keep
> moving even when it's stable, as long as the changes are backward
> compatibles. That mean that a new syntax that was previosly forbiden or
> new additions to the standard library could be done without affecting
> stability.
> 
> If Walter don't have the time, maybe, again, it's time to name a
> successor, someone who has the time to take over like Linus does with
> the stable kernels.
> 
> I know this is extremely difficult with DMD being closed, but maybe he can
> find a way.
> 
> For now, it's like there is no viable D Language, you have D1.0 wich is
> broken (there are a lot of things specified in the specs that are not
> implemented in D1.) and gets too little attention, or D2.0 that it's
> continously evolving and getting huge changes.
> 
> I think D1.0 is good enough and deserves a little love to finally polish
> all the rough corners and make it move forward in small and backward
> compatible steps to be a nice, maintained and usable language.
> 

My sentiments exactly.
Well put.

--bb