Worrying attitudes to the branding of the D language

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On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 16:58:06 UTC, Jared wrote:
> is just horrid. AFAIK, C++ doesn't even have a logo or any 
> branding whatsoever.

Actually, I think C++ has had the most hyped branding any 
language can achieve, even more than Java. I remember how the 
shelves were flooding with books and magazines with "C++" in big 
bold letters on the covers around 1991. "C++" is actually a very 
strong visual mark that is unique and easy to recognize. Much 
stronger than "C" of "D" alone and certainly much more appealing 
than "objective-C". I sincerely doubt C++ would have caught on 
without all that hype, because the language and the compilers 
weren't all that great…