[Semi-OT] I don't want to leave this language!

[Andrey via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 07:27:53 UTC, ketmar wrote:
> On Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 02:38:50 UTC, bpr wrote:
>> It's a counterfactual at this point, but I would guess that if 
>> D had left out the GC in 2010 when D2 came out it would have 
>> been ahead of C++ in many ways and perhaps would have been 
>> able to peel off more C++ programmers
>
> c++ programmers want c++. anything that is not c++ will be 
> bashed to death. there is absolutely no reason to kill one of 
> the key D features only to attract 2.5 c++ coders. actually, we 
> already have That One C++ Programmer We Need onboard -- Andrei. 
> ;-)

Let me put My 2 cents too: the goal is not only attracting 2.5 
c++ coders, but to expand Dlang using. I like D, and I want to 
use it wide. And I believe Dlang adepts too. So we must make D to 
be usefull for small, metal-bare (important for me), embedded 
things to whatever... We can't do it now with GC.

I'am learning Ada lang now, and understood, that many usefull 
things Walter took from there.

I think, a good way to step up for Dlang is to be C++ like Ada 
variant, with possibility to work without GC. And with GC too, to 
make life easier, if someone wants.
IMO )