OT (partially): about promotion of integers

[Han]

Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/11/2012 11:53 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 12/11/2012 11:47 PM, Han wrote:
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>
>>>> ML has been around for 30-40 years, and has failed to catch on.
>>>
>>> Isn't D on that same historical path?
>>
>> Many languages wander in the wilderness for years before they catch
>> on.
>
> BTW, many rock bands burst out of nowhere on the scene with instant
> success.

So it is this kind of wishful thinking that is the basis of the D project?

> Overlooked is the previous 10 years the band struggled in
> obscurity.

You KNOW that D has not been "overlooked". Developers and users with 
applications give it a look (the former mostly) and then choose something 
else.

>
> This includes bands like The Beatles. Well, 6 years for The Beatles.

Do you really think that D will ever have popularity to the level of The 
Beatles? If so, when and why and how? Do you have a "Moses complex" 
(psychological) a little bit maybe?