D compilation is too slow and I am forking the compiler

[bachmeier]

On Monday, 26 November 2018 at 16:21:39 UTC, Joakim wrote:

> I agree that it was a risky title, as many who don't know D 
> will simply see it and go, "Yet another slow compiler, eh, I'll 
> pass" and not click on the link. Whereas others who have heard 
> something of D will be intrigued, as they know it's already 
> supposed to compile fast. And yet more others will click on it 
> purely for the controversy, just to gawk at some technical 
> bickering.

I don't actually think it was risky. What are the odds that 
someone was going to start using D for a major project but then 
changed her mind upon seeing a title on HN or Reddit? Probably 
very small that even one person did that.

On the other hand, it says a lot of other things:

- There's an active community that cares about the language.
- It's not a dying language.
- Fast compilation is a realistic possibility.
- There are users with the technical ability to make the compiler 
faster.

And then there is always the fact that there was a story on 
HN/Reddit about D. It's hard for publicity for a language like D 
to be bad when so few people use it.