The current status of D?

[Don]

On 01.12.2011 22:24, Buk wrote:
> Simple question, though not necessarily a simple answer:
>
> Is D ready for prime time?
>
> Sub-questions:
>
> 1. How stable is the language specification?
> 2. How stable is the language implementation?

I made a list of major language issues in mid-2009.

http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?LanguageDevel#section6

The next release (2.057, release in December) implements half of the 
remaining items.

> 3. How stable are the standard library specifications?
> 4. How stable are the standard library implantations?
>
> The last time I looked was just after the D1/D2 split, and much of the design
> was being revamped and the rate of changes and deprecations was (IMO) too high
> to consider its use for complex, multi-developer projects.
>
> Looking around the docs here, I see that some of the libraries are due for
> deprecation early next year. Barring surprises, are they likely to be the last
> major changes?
>
> Thanks for your time, buk.