A motto for D

[arco]

On Friday, 19 November 2021 at 22:49:50 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at 16:46:23 UTC, Ben Jones wrote:
>> I put this in another thread, but "from prototype to(through?) 
>> production"
>
> I still think this is the best one.
>
> "From prototype to production"

I don't think it's that good as a motto. A good motto should 
serve two purposes:

1. Tell, in less than a single sentence, why the language is good 
and why should people try it. "From prototype to production" is 
too general and too abstract; at first glance people won't 
understand what it means and when they do, they will ask "... And 
why should I want to use the same language for prototype and for 
production?"

2. It should serve as an overarching statement of what is the 
language's goal. It should be possible to look at proposed 
features or improvements and ask yourself, how does this proposal 
help to achieve the motto's goals?

Rudy's "Empowering everyone to write reliable and efficient 
software" is too long, not catchy enough, but it is descriptive 
and it gives a general direction.