If D becomes a failure, what's the key reason, do you think?

[Derek Parnell]

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:59:19 +1000, Lars Ivar Igesund  
<larsivar at igesund.net> wrote:

> Boris Wang wrote:
>
>>
>> "Brad Anderson" <brad at dsource.org>
>> ??????:e8lo9m$aie$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>>> Boris Wang wrote:
>>>> "Justin C Calvarese" <technocrat7 at gmail.com>
>>>> ??????:e8kqf9$1hri$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>>>>> Boris Wang wrote:
>>>>>> "Regan Heath" <regan at netwin.co.nz> ??????:optcaubjpw23k2f5 at nrage...
>>>>>>> Is this your way of asking "what part of D most bothers you and
>>>>>>> should be fixed before 1.0?"
>>>>>>> If so.. what's your opinion?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, may be something beyond the language itself.
>>>>> Like the power of negative thinking?
>>>>>
>>>>> In my thinking, D should already be more popular than C++ and Java.
>>>>> Sure,
>>>>> D could benefit from having more cool libraries available (but if  
>>>>> there
>>>>> were a few thousand more fans of D out there it, we could fix that
>>>>> problem
>>>>> in just a few weeks). ;)
>>>>
>>>> Hmm,may be, first of all, you can make patch for D, or you can take  
>>>> part
>>>> in
>>>> the decision of a feature.
>>>
>>> So Boris,
>>>
>>> I take this comment to mean you question jcc7's contribution to the D
>>> world.
>>
>> Where can you got this result?
>>
>
> It might be your English, but it certainly was what I thought you said  
> too.

I took it mean...

"Hmmm... maybe. However, other than Walter, can anyone make a patch for D,  
or can anyone take part in the decision to implement, reject or design a  
feature?"



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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia