Is D production-ready?

[Byron Heads via Digitalmars-d]

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:14:05 +0000, seeker wrote:

> NO IT'S NOT!
> no working/incomplete windows headers for 32 and 64 bit.
> no gui or db lib and tons of abandoned libs and proggies that you
> mentioned.
> 
> if your are on linux like most of the lieutenants and the vice-general
> you may be fine.
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, 16 June 2014 at 10:28:50 UTC, John Petal wrote:
>> On Monday, 16 June 2014 at 10:24:46 UTC, John Petal wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> A while ago, after my journey with PHP and Python, I've decided to
>>> learn C++. However, the more I learned, the more it got complicated. I
>>> think what Scott Meyer said in his talk was the main reason: the
>>> language was inconsistent; it didn't make sense as a whole. It always
>>> needed an extra explanation.
>>>
>>> I saw D. "It is unstable!" they said, "There aren't enough tools!"
>>> they said. I thought, "If I learn C++, he learns C++, then how the
>>> hell alternatives are supposed to rise?" I felt responsible. I wanted
>>> to contribute to D community.
>>>
>>> So I gave D a shot. People were kind of right – it was hard for a
>>> beginner for me to get into. I mean, I spent a whole day trying to
>>> make DSFML work. I wasn't trying to produce anything, so I was happy
>>> that I spent my time learning those things. I'm getting better – I
>>> still don't consider myself as a "programmer," but I'm getting better.
>>> (Sorry about the storytelling, I just wanted to share.)
>>>
>>> Now I want to know if the language is production-ready. I can't really
>>> see anything besides abandoned libraries written in D. Is it possible
>>> – for example – to write a simple 2D game, or an automation program,
>>> or a text editor in D? I know the language is perfectly capable, but
>>> I'm not sure if the tools are mature enough.
>>>
>>> Does D have a mature and cross-platform GUI library?
>>> Does D have a mature SFML or SDL binding?
>>> Are there any advices you can give me?
>>>
>>> By the way, sorry for my English.
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> John
>>
>> And I should add:
>> Would you mind sharing something where you use D actively?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> John



I have web site thats planned to launch next month that runs on windows, 
db included!