The Next Big Language

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 10/18/10 12:50 CDT, eternium wrote:
> Yao G. Wrote:
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> Dear Mister Conspiracy Guy,
>
> I added more original sources to my posts as per Your request.
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Hey eternium -- thanks for dropping by. I see you have invested a good 
amount of time researching D, albeit in support for more negative than 
positive points.

But if anything being passionate against or in favor of something is at 
the end of the day being passionate about that something. (Think of 
relationships... :o)) I guarantee it would produce you more satisfaction 
to contribute in building something instead of painstakingly and pettily 
getting into fights on reddit, revisiting pages that nobody looks at 
anymore, counting your votes, and reveling in paltry victories in some 
meaningless argument or another. I mean look at "eternium"s posting 
history. Can you look at that and say "this makes me a happier person"?

You clearly know what you're talking about, and you have an interest in 
D. You know a good collection of arguments can be amassed against any 
language as there's no perfect one. That's easier but also less 
satisfying than taking something that you know has weaknesses and making 
it better. If you're bitter about something that can't be undone, I 
can't help but telling you that it's a place you want to move away from. 
But if you find it in yourself that you could help improve a language 
you have an interest in, bury the hatch and make yourself heard.


Andrei