std.xml should just go

[Lars T. Kyllingstad]

On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:33:42 -0600, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> For a while we've espoused the strategy of keeping std.xml in Phobos
> until something better comes along.
> 
> But recently we've started to rethink that.
> 
> Pretty much everyone who tries std.xml ends up disappointed. Anyone who
> wants to bash D has std.xml as an easy pick. Anyone who looks at speed
> comparisons sees std.xml there like a sore thumb. Finally, the mere
> existence of a package, no matter how inadequate, stifles the initiative
> of others working on it.
> 
> This all makes std.xml a net liability. It's not better than nothing;
> it's worse than nothing.
> 
> Should we nuke it?

Absolutely.

-Lars