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[Zach the Mystic]

On 2/13/12 11:54 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I just find it difficult to imagine things that way. Tiny devices are
> confined to small programs by definition, and at that magnitude the
> field is quite leveled; for a 3K-lines program, C is just fine and many
> of D's (and other languages') advantages are at best minor.
>
> Andrei

 From a practical standpoint, you are correct, and I won't argue.

But from an idealistic standpoint, D stands as one of the few languages 
(the only language?) which really has a finger in every pie.

So we seek a compromise answer. How to manage D's current limited 
manpower effectively while still holding true to a few ideals. Ideals do 
matter, and in that sense they are, ironically, practical, because they 
motivate people.