GCC 4.6

[Paulo Pinto]

Well, let me say that both languages seem to be doing much better than D.

Java like it or not, is the number one language in Europe. If you know Java 
or
C++ well, even with the current crisis, it's quite easy to get a job in the 
IT sector.

As for Haskell, for sure it is an academic language but it gets much more 
industry
support than D has. Lets not forget that its development is sponsored by 
Microsoft.

http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2010/05/27/announcing-intel-concurrent-collections-for-haskell-01/
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_industry
http://cufp.org/conference

I agree with bearophile, if you want D to become more visible in the 
industry, it needs to
be more stable, have tools and a clearer image.

I came to this forums, after reading the TDPL, a few months ago, when I was 
getting into Go,
and wanted to see what D was about.

What I found is that D also shares some fate with Java. Many people have a 
bad opinion about
Java due to issues that are no longer true. In D's case many people still 
refer to Tango\Phobos
issues and community issues.

Even though I have no use for D on my line of work, I have found nice 
community and wish all the best
for the language.


--
Paulo

"Nick Sabalausky" <a at a.a> wrote in message 
news:iaig3k$27oc$1 at digitalmars.com...
> "Nick Sabalausky" <a at a.a> wrote in message 
> news:iaifev$26jn$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> "Walter Bright" <newshound2 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
>> news:iaiehl$24s1$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>> bearophile wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you focus only on your strong points you will not improve yourself,
>>>> this is a basic rule for any serious artist or athlete.
>>>
>>> Would you criticize a long distance runner for being lousy at wrestling? 
>>> Shouldn't a long distance runner focus on what he's good at - long 
>>> distance running?
>>>
>>
>> Tell that to Bo Jackson! :)
>
> On a more serious note though, just focusing on what something's good at 
> amounts to wearing blinders and is exactly what turned Java into a 
> puritanical piece of shit: "Java's good at objects, so let's pretend 
> nothing else exists." And it's what made Haskell into something that 
> practically no one uses for real-world work: "Haskell's really good at 
> functional. So let's pretend nothing else exists." Of course, what makes D 
> so great is that we all know perfectly well it tries to do a variety of 
> things well, which is actually in contrast to what you're saying here.
>
> I can certainly understand the impossibility of actually keeping up with 
> bearophile, but I don't think that even he expects that every idea he 
> brings up be rushed into D.
>
>