Phobos - breaking existing code

[Mike via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 29 November 2014 at 02:59:07 UTC, Mike wrote:

>
>> the people who got tired of constant code breakage and left,
>
> Speculation without measurement.  But I'll have you know my 
> usage of D has declined significantly because it is missing 
> features I want/need.  It is also for this reason that I have 
> not advocated its usage to my employer.  How many users have 
> been lost because they tried it and found it lacking or 
> inefficient, not because of code breakage?  I know of 2.
>

Walter, I want you to know, that I love D.  It is an awesome 
language with enormous potential.  But it needs to break with a 
few of the decisions from the past (very few, but significant), 
and follow through on a few things (like the scope ref 
proposals).  IMO, it's *almost* there.  If I(we) can ever get it 
there, it will likely be the last language I ever use.

Mike