Is D ready for production?

[Chris R. Miller]

David Ferenczi wrote:
> My next project woud be a cross-paltform application (Linux and Windows)
> with intensive database and GUI usage.
> 
> My preferred language would be D, but there are no QT bindings for D, and 
> my preference for the whole GUI and database handling would be QT.
> 
> What is your experience with GUI and database libraries in D? Could you use
> them effectively for production?
> 
> Another issue with D, that there is no compiler, which complies with the D
> language standard. I work on a small freetime project in D, where the
> libraries are not an issue, since I need only Phobos, but I'm steadily
> struggling with compiler issues, and imperfect tooling. (I tend to use the
> killer features of D, but I often have to face with workarounds,
> segmentation faults, etc.) 
> 
> What do you recommend? Should I go for Java + QT? Or try to get over the
> issues of D? Could you effectively manage the above problems of D?

If you're gunna use Java, pitch out QT and use SWT or at least Swing.
IMHO the only reason for using Qt would be if you're using C++.

The Java database libraries are well thought-out, brutally tested, and
completely beyond compare, so you'll have no problems from there.