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

[KennyTM~]

On Aug 3, 11 13:53, Lutger Blijdestijn wrote:
> Jimmy Cao wrote:
>
>> 2011/8/2 so<so at so.so>
>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>
>> If a GUI library were included in Phobos, that would make D a much better
>> competitor against C#.  That's why I hope such an inclusion would be
>> possible in the future.  I see why it might not be possible, though.
>
> I really doubt that. You don't get to really compete with C# until D runs on
> .NET and perhaps even until microsoft adopts it. I don't think a standard
> gui lib will make any difference.
>

There was a D.net (which seems no longer updated), and when D runs on 
.NET, the language can use all .NET libraries like WinForms and WPF 
immediately, and there's no need to have another GUI lib.

(And why D needs to compete against C#?)