What you use D for?

[Dave]

"Jason House" <jason.james.house at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:g0i5gi$sr2$1 at digitalmars.com...
>I develop a multithreaded game-playing engine 
>http://housebot.sourceforge.net
> Of critical importance to me is debugger integration, multithreaded 
> support, data visualization, full Tango compatibility, support for all gdc 
> platforms, and integrated profiling and unit test coverage analysis. I 
> could see spending $50 on something like that, but only if I know it will 
> remain useful.
>
> An IDE stops being useful if I have to buy a new version with each D 
> release, or is close in functionality to free alternatives.
>

$50 for all that and a virtual life-time maintenance contract -- Wow, big 
spender!

Just because you give your software away doesn't mean the rest of us should 
<g>

This is a perfect example of how the open-source mentality stifles 
innovation - small development organizations can't make a buck off of 
software anymore, so why take the time to do it right ;)

> Arne Wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm a developer specialised in making eclipse based IDEs. We consider to 
>> create a comercial quality IDE for D but are unsure if it will pay of 
>> (and so we are able to throw full time developers at the project).
>>
>> We need to know if there will be enough customers. Do you use D for 
>> commercial projects? Does your company make money with it? And is able to 
>> pay for an IDE (if it fullfill your needs and speed up your development, 
>> of course)?
>>
>> It would be helpfull if you can describe in a few words what you do with 
>> D and perhaps could provide a link.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Arne
>