Rant time? Rant time.

[Tomcruisesmart]

On Monday, 21 September 2020 at 11:20:30 UTC, ag0aep6g wrote:
> On 21.09.20 12:55, FeepingCreature wrote:
>> Okay, real talk.
>> 
>> D is *incredibly* uneven.
>> 
> [... more good stuff ... ]
>> 
>> The bad part is the years of picking up the problematic parts, 
>> the features to avoid, and the parts that are just silently 
>> broken. The bad part is the hours spent exploring "maybe I can 
>> do X", getting incredibly close, then failing due to a bug 
>> reported in 2012.
>> 
>> There's a reason so many D devs run off to develop their own 
>> language. D shows you what is possible with C-like languages, 
>> then falls short. It ruins you for other languages, but it's 
>> too frustrating to really love.
>> 
>> Still the best language I know. At least for now, until my 
>> current compiler project is off the ground...
>
> So say we all.

It does not distinguish between raw and managed tips, which 
prevents the D language from changing GC algorithms, such as 
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