Should I invest time in D?

[bachmeier]

On Wednesday, 17 January 2024 at 07:19:28 UTC, Lars Johansson 
wrote:
> After years of procrastination, I at the end of last year 
> finalized Rey Valesa's great dlang/vibe tutorial   
> https://forum.dlang.org/thread/gnluupbilugncznkffuo@forum.dlang.org.
> I had planned to proceed with a deep dive into D.

Great. If the language in that tutorial looked like something you 
want to use, then you should proceed with your deep dive.

> With the post 'Cloning D', it looks like Pandora's box has 
> opened.
> I do not want to be a part of such community

Unless you replace Walter, you're probably not going to have 
people complaining about you. The community here is generally 
quite friendly. You can use the language without knowing anything 
about how it's developed. They just happen to have everything out 
in the open here, and anyone can participate, so you can see the 
sausage being made and make some of the sausage. Stick to Learn 
and Announce if you don't want to follow development discussions.

>  and the future of D does not look good.

These discussions have been about changes to the language. The 
future of D is fine. Worst case scenario, there'll be new 
releases of the compiler every couple years, and there will only 
be a few new features. The language in its current form isn't 
going anywhere.

> I'm seventy one, so I do not have all the time in the world.  I 
> have procrastinated too long already. My humble question is 
> 'Why should I use D?'. I am greatful for any polite answer:)

Don't procrastinate further. Give it a try and see if you like it.