Is D really that bad?

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 13:08:30 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> I'm not trying to create friction, but I get the sense that not 
> everyone complaining wants to contribute to solving the problem 
> they are complaining about.

It is a matter of process and leadership. If you really care 
about this then the best option is to create a comprehensive 
design document where you go through everything that has to be 
"fixed" to get to a competitive position and adjust it to 
Walter's vision for the language, get him on board and then take 
it to the D foundation.

> D is a community project after all. If we want it to thrive we 
> must all contribute, even just a little.

You need to have a plan and fix the process before you try to fix 
other things. If you don't have a plan and don't have a process 
that backs up that plan then you just get to fix inconveniences 
(which I am sure people who already has adopted the language 
appreciate) but you don't get to position yourself in the market.

Asking people to do "something" or "more" without a realistic 
plan and a process does not make much sense to me.