What changes to D would you like to pay for?

[Mike Franklin]

On Wednesday, 5 September 2018 at 07:00:49 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> The D foundation is planning to add a way for us to pay for 
> changes we'd like to see in D and its ecosystem, rather than 
> having to code everything we need ourselves or find and hire a 
> D dev to do it:
>
> "[W]e’re going to add a page to the web site where we can 
> define targets, allow donations through Open Collective or 
> PayPal, and track donation progress. Each target will allow us 
> to lay out exactly what the donations are being used for, so 
> potential donors can see in advance where their money is going. 
> We’ll be using the State of D Survey as a guide to begin with, 
> but we’ll always be open to suggestions, and we’ll adapt to 
> what works over what doesn’t as we go along."
> https://dlang.org/blog/2018/07/13/funding-code-d/
>
> I'm opening this thread to figure out what the community would 
> like to pay for specifically, so we know what to focus on 
> initially, whether as part of that funding initiative or 
> elsewhere. I am not doing this in any official capacity, just a 
> community member who would like to hear what people want.
>
> Please answer these two questions if you're using or would like 
> to use D, I have supplied my own answers as an example:
>
> 1. What D initiatives would you like to fund and how much money 
> would you stake on each? (Nobody is going to hold you to your 
> numbers, but please be realistic.)

I'd be willing to pay at least $100 each for these two:

https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19159
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18788

Quite honestly, though, I probably wouldn't do it myself for 
$100.  These bounties really need to be $500 or more.

If D is to be funded by individuals, there needs to be some way 
to organize individuals around common interest and raise funds 
for those tasks.  For example, the D Language Foundation has a 
"Corporate Bronze" offer on its OpenCollective page that includes 
3 priority bug fixes per month for $12,000.  If we could get 24 
like-minded people, willing to contribute $500 each, and vote on 
priority bugs, that could potentially get things moving in the 
right direction.  That would be 1 1/2 bugs per contributor.  I 
don't think that's bad.  I'd be willing to join such a collective 
if I got at least 1 priority bug fix out of it.

Even better, IMO, it'd be nice if the "Individual Sponsor" or 
"Organizational Sponsor" offers on the OpenCollective page 
included at least 1 priority bug fix.

Mike