std.xml should just go

[Masahiro Nakagawa]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:33:42 +0900, Andrei Alexandrescu  
<SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> 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?

Good!


Masahiro