dmd makes D appear slow

[Bruno Medeiros via Digitalmars-d]

On 29/05/2015 19:35, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> [...]
>> >This isn't the first time I've seen this, in basically every benchmark
>> >featuring D I have to submit a patch/make a comment that dmd shouldn't
>> >be used. Make no mistake, this is damaging to D's reputation - how
>> >well does D's "native efficiency" go over when people are saying it's
>> >slower than Scala and F#(mono)?
>> >
>> >LDC and GDC need promoted more.
> [...]
>
> This will probably offend some people, but I think LDC/GDC should be the
> default download on dlang.org, and dmd should be provided as an
> alternative for those who want the latest language version and don't
> mind the speed compromise.

It should be more than just LDC/GDC being the default download on 
dlang.org, the DM backend and related toolchain should be phased out 
altogether in favor of LLVM.

Walter might have written great compiler tools in the 90s or so, but in 
today's internet and FOSS online-collaborative era, how can the Digital 
Mars toolchain hope to compete with toolchains having teams of multiple 
full-time developers working on it? (plus a plethora of occasional 
volunteer contributors). The difference in manpower and resources is 
astonishing! And it's only gonna get bigger since LLVM is having more 
and more people and companies supporting it. By this rate, it may well 
one day make even GCC old and obsolete, left to be used by FSF zealots only.

-- 
Bruno Medeiros
https://twitter.com/brunodomedeiros