2 types of D users, both can live together happily if we adjust
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Sat Nov 29 07:46:02 PST 2014
On Saturday, 29 November 2014 at 15:37:12 UTC, Elie Morisse wrote:
> IMHO you should be ready to debug the compiler.
>
> DMD's codebase can be obscure at times (while the LDC mid-end
> is pretty straightforward) so the first time looking for the
> source of a bug may be a frustrating and time-consuming
> learning experience, but you'll be empowered to tackle compiler
> bugs without relying on volunteers to do it for you, and
> without stopping D from evolving.
If this is a long term strategy then this makes D unsuitable for
contract work. You really don't want any uncertain factors when
bidding on a contract since that will skew your estimates.
Stability is more important than features in a commercial setting.
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