Incomprehensible compiler errors

[bearophile]

Stuart:

> I'm about ready to give up here. I like the idea of D, but it's 
> like using fucking Linux:

I understand. The troubles you find are present in widely used 
languages. D is a young language and it's not widespread, so you 
are going to find even more problems.


> All I want is to be able to write a GUI application using 
> phrases like "button1.dock = Fill". Is that so much to ask? 
> Apparently it is.

Take a look at the Rebol language. Unlike D it imposes you big 
limits, but it's a language designed for the programmer, and not 
for the machine:

http://rebol.com/

Bye,
bearophile