What library functionality would you most like to see in D?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 8/2/11 10:25 AM, so wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:51:56 +0300, Brad Roberts
> <braddr at slice-2.puremagic.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't think that any gui library belongs in phobos because there's
>> essentially no agreement about what cross-platform library is standard.
>> Pick any random 10 gui developers about what library they used (assuming
>> they do anything cross-platform) and you'll get more than 1 answer. I'd
>> be shocked if you get a clear enough majority to suggest 1 that'd make a
>> big set of people happy.
>>
>> Sorry, the gui library landscape just doesn't approach being obvious
>> enough to be in the standard library.
>>
>> My 2 cents,
>> Brad
>>
>
> I agree, GUIs (and other huge libraries that everyone has their own
> favorite) don't belong standard library. Other languages get away with
> it because they are either platform themselves or support only one
> platform.
> Another reason not to include them to the standard library, remember
> phobos has rules (we might need to change many things).
> But if we have something small, simple and cross-platform somewhere, why
> not!

I think a small and simple GUI would be the worst of all worlds.

Andrei