D is crap

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 8 July 2016 at 12:46:03 UTC, Chris wrote:

> As for GC, it's hard to tell. When D was actually (not 
> hypothetically) created, GC was _the_ big thing. Java had just 
> taken off, people were pissed off with C/C++, programming and 
> coding was becoming more and more common. Not having GC might 
> actually have been a drawback back in the day. People would 
> have complained that "Ah, D is like C++, no automatic memory 
> management, I might as well stick to C++ or go for Java!" So 
> no, I think D is where it is, because things are like they are, 
> and "what if" discussions are useless. D has to keep on keeping 
> on, there's no magic.

Yep. If you're going to pick any feature to use to sell a new 
language, lack of GC is the worst. The only ones that care (and 
it's a small percentage) are the ones that are least likely to 
switch due to their existing tools, libraries, and knowledge.