Future of D

[Abdulhaq]

On Sunday, 29 October 2023 at 17:20:36 UTC, IGotD- wrote:
> On Sunday, 29 October 2023 at 12:54:33 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
>>
>> Is the recommended course of action to fork dmd, druntime and 
>> phobos and have a completely parallel version of D, a bit like
>
> That is the only future of D unfortunately, that someone with a 
> little vision of the future continues with D.
>
> Don't wait for something to happen with the D foundation 
> because you will probably retire before that.
>
> There are other languages but not as nice as D in this 
> particular niche which is really sad.

Choosing a programming ecosystem for a business is a bit like a 
marriage, and if peoples' livelihoods depend on it then the 
decision should be taken seriously and objectively, looking at it 
from many angles. Having fun programming in D is important but 
there are many other factors.

Even businesses the size of Meta will think twice before choosing 
a language if if it means having to fork the language and 
maintain it. When smaller businesses get sucked into an area 
which is not in their core competence then it often leads to 
major problems and downstream regrets after the initial shine 
wears off.

D is great but a business decision to use it should be based on 
sound principles, not fanboi-isms. For me, if you need to fork D 
to use it for a business, that's a red flag.