Moving back to .NET

[Maxim Fomin via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 13:38:33 UTC, Chris wrote:
> On Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 11:44:35 UTC, Maxim Fomin 
> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 11:01:28 UTC, Chris wrote:
>>>
>>> to be confined by committee decisions etc.,
>>
>> D has committee (Walter & Andrei). Some of their decisions 
>> frustrate D users too.
>
> Sure, but in many cases D allows you to work around decisions 
> you don't like. Plus, you can actively contribute, make 
> suggestions and prove your case. The length of some threads 
> shows that Walter, Andrei and others involved in the 
> development take input seriously and answer questions and give 
> the reasons for their decisions.

Well, in case of C/C++ there is also rationale for decision, but 
not in the forum form. But providing rationale is not helpful if 
there is disagreement.

> That these decisions are not always to everyone's liking is 
> inevitable. Given the contradictory nature of requirements in 
> programming, it's only logical that one cannot cater for both 
> sides all the time.

Definitely agree.