D vs Go in real life

[Chris]

On Thursday, 21 November 2013 at 16:23:07 UTC, Andrei 
Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 11/21/13 7:31 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> Luckily we can now point to Facebook as possible corporate 
>>> sponsor.
>>
>> But that's post-factum. The language already happily exists 
>> outside the
>> corporate sphere, unlike Java that was a product from the very 
>> beginning.
>
> Each language has its story, but it's undeniable that corporate 
> sponsorship offers a lot of liftoff. Back in 2010 (I think) a 
> highly influential manager at Facebook said "I'd much more 
> support use of Go than D at Facebook because Go has Google 
> behind it." That was an assessment based exclusively on social 
> proof, before (and instead of) any technical argument. 
> Fortunately a lot has changed since :o).
>
>
> Andrei

Yes, yes, yes. You are of course right that corporate backing 
gives a language a boost, even if it's a mediocre language. But 
as soon as corporate thinking comes into a language (profit, 
ideology, branding, hype and whatnot), it's doomed. D has to 
breathe, and I admire all the people who have made D happen, and 
who are making it happen. I've learned a lot just by listening 
(well, reading).