Future of D

[monkyyy]

On Sunday, 29 October 2023 at 16:46:02 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> On Sunday, 29 October 2023 at 16:39:28 UTC, monkyyy wrote:
>> On Sunday, 29 October 2023 at 12:54:33 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
>>> The plan is between 50 thousand (realistic) to 100 thousand 
>>> (optimistic) devices each year.
>>>
>>> However, we are becoming unsure if D is really an option for 
>>> us
>>
>>
>> I'd probably consider hiring compiler devs who are doing 
>> something interesting but grumpy with the management and 
>> making a d subset compiler that you control if you actually of 
>> a size large enough to justify it
>
> Maybe, but it would be best if we didn't have to and could stay 
> mainline D as long as possible. I want to hear other peoples 
> experiences with this for comparison.

In my experience, only 1 bug report of mine has ever been 
addressed; and the drama this week was patches written 6 years 
ago.

> Can we count on that if we find an issue with D that it will be 
> taken care of?

so the answer is just no; you should not expect d to change 
meaningfully ever. If you want a foundation to base a lot of 
people's livelihood on you should day 1 plan to build that 
foundation in parallel with whatever product you making so you 
have the talent on hand and meaningful control over the outcomes.