Is it time for D 3.0?

[Tony]

On Tuesday, 21 April 2020 at 18:37:19 UTC, Chris wrote:
> Interesting post. Yet very unspecific, and as far as I 
> remember, Walter decided that unspecific posts would not be 
> heeded anymore. Be that as it may, what difference will it 
> make? As you said, other languages are developing fast and, may 
> I add, are keeping an eye on recent developments like big data 
> and (relatively) new platforms. I fear the D train won't leave 
> the station anymore.
>
> As a prominent D user once said:
>
> "So any discussion _now_ would have the very same structure of 
> the discussion _then_, and would lead to the exact same result. 
> It's quite tragic. And I urge the real D supporters to let such 
> conversation die (topics debated to death) as soon as they 
> appear."
>
> It's quite tragic indeed.

Not quite as tragic as someone who comes to a D language forum 
year after year to complain about the D language.