new domain: d-programming-language.org
clayasaurus
clayasaurus at gmail.com
Tue May 9 14:03:52 PDT 2006
Walter Bright wrote:
> I've just registered it, so it can be the 'official' D site.
>
> 1) Why so long?
>
> Because "D" is un-googlable, there needs to be a reasonably unique,
> recognizable phrase for it. Nothing works as well as "d programming
> language". There's no ambiguity about what it's about. Besides, most
> people will get to the web site via a click, rather than typing it in.
>
>
> 2) Why the embedded '-'?
>
> In my experiments, google doesn't separate dprogramminglanguage into 3
> words. But it will if there are embedded '-'s.
>
>
> 3) Why 'org' instead of 'com'?
>
> Because the D language itself is not a company, nor is it a proprietary
> language. Hence, 'org' is the most appropriate for it.
>
>
> 4) When will it go live?
>
> It'll take a couple days at least.
Cool! I don't mind the long name at all, it also has the benefit of
being the only site I visit that starts with 'd-', and after that
Firefox's auto-completion kicks in.
Anyway, will this site be a replica of www.digitalmars.com/d , or will
it be a more community oriented site with tutorials?
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