D2 is really that stable as it is claimed to be?

[Maxim Fomin]

On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 at 07:39:32 UTC, eles wrote:
>> DMC? A compiler which produces obsolete object format which is 
>> not produced by anyone else and which is a reason of why dmd 
>> users experience problems in windows platform?
>
> All that might be true, however I feel like is not fair to 
> criticize DMC in such harsh words.
>
> First, because one should judge a compiler wrt its pairs (of 
> the same age).

I am not judging DMC compiler. I am essentially judging the 
author who decided not to invest time and sources into supporting 
proper object format for dmd on win32.

>
> Second, because I think it was quite a breakthrough at its 
> time, and history should be respected, even if becomes obsolete 
> (what does not?). One should not criticize IBM PC for being 
> obsolete *today*.
>

Where and which history did I disrespected?

> Third, because it is real (and hard) work behind that DMC 
> compiler and it is available for free. Maybe not the latest, 
> nor the greatest, but is a contribution to the software world 
> and this should be appreciated. Besides, all work should be 
> respected and appreciated. It is hard to work, and it is even 
> harder to work hard.

Who says that writing a compiler is a picnic? By the way, if you 
decided to raise the issue, I can say that someone doesn't need 
to move stuff from one backend file to another without obvious 
end-user value when there are outcrying problems with D 
implementation.

>
> Fourth, because it attracted C/C++ fans to D. It is my case: I 
> crawled the Internet back then in the search for a free C/C++ 
> compiler, being a bit disappointed by Borland's (I think 5.5 
> was "freed") suite, specifically... its error messages. I gave 
> DMC a try, then got caught into the D thing...

Did DMC attracted you to D? That's fine but I doubt it attracted 
at least 4 more persons. In my opinion most were attracted by 
completely different reasons.

>
> Fifth, because as obsolete as DMC might be, it provided Walter 
> a lot of experience and this lead him to D in the first place. 
> Yes, me too I would prefer main focus to shift on GDC or LDC 
> but, at the end of the day, I must acknowledge the fact that if 
> DMC and Walter did not exist, with all shortcomings of DMC, 
> we'd have today no GDC, nor LDC to complain about those not 
> being given priority.

What does this have to do with object format?

>
> Sixth, because from time to time we should express not only 
> harsh truths, but kindness. Kindness, too, is true. We are 
> eager to be harsh with others, but still we hope others to be 
> kind with us.

What does this have to do with object format?