D popularity

[deadalnix]

On Monday, 21 January 2013 at 22:20:45 UTC, Thiez wrote:
> Nick, Teoh, what exactly do you guys hope to accomplish with 
> your current discussion? What if someone who comes from a 
> dynamically typed language wants to check out D and reads that 
> vitriolic crap the two of you are spewing? I'm sure they'll 
> feel very welcome knowing that what appears to be the D 
> community thinks their current language of choice (which may 
> simply be because it is the only language they have gotten a 
> chance to learn) is cancer and a plague, that they are a fool, 
> a dumbass, not a real programmer, and are guaranteed to write 
> garbage. They will turn around and never return. And they'd be 
> right. Why would they want to become part of a community that 
> actively hates and despises them?
>

Well, if people can't make a difference between themselve and a 
programming language, they have really bad psychological issues.

> Look, I get it, the two of you don't like dynamic typing. 
> Neither do I. That is no absolutely excuse to bash dynamically 
> typed languages and the people who use them. I expect D users 
> can be divided into two groups: one with people that already 
> prefer statically typed languages (in which case you are 
> preaching to the choir), and one that consists of people who 
> think both static- and dynamically typed languages have their 
> uses (in which case they are probably well aware of the pros 
> and cons and you are not going to convince them, but you will 
> manage to leave the impression that they are not *really* 
> welcome).
>

I use dynamically typed language on a daily basis at work. It 
doesn't prevent me to acknowledge it is complete crap. I also 
understand that I am not the programming language, so I don't 
feel bad about it.

> Take a moment to think about on the impression you are 
> creating. If you really need a dynamic-typing-circlejerk every 
> now and then, consider having it in private or in a context 
> where it will not reflect badly on the D community.

OK, let's start the politically correct game.

dynamically typed language are great, but they have issue X and Y 
sounds much better.