D programming language specification ebook

[Walter Bright]

On 7/10/2011 1:02 AM, Russel Winder wrote:
> Development, and particularly compilation, is a different matter.  The
> introduction of the ability to import from a non-local Git, Mercurial or
> Bazaar repository embeds the assumption of permanent connectivity of the
> developer's machine to the Internet.

That'd cut my productivity in half. My internet connection frequently goes down 
for a minute to 5 minutes. Cloud applications are just not feasible.