Conspiracy Theory #1

[Walter Bright]

Gzp wrote:
> So D is really needed to have a new, MODERN language for scientific 
> programmers as well. (Don't even dare to mention FORTRAN or matlab :) )

I always thought it was a missed opportunity how, time and again, the C 
and C++ community ignored the needs of numerics programmers, or only 
grudgingly provided support.

Heck, just look at the abandonment of 80 bit reals!