A common D standard library

[John Reimer]

Brad Anderson wrote:
> Dejan Lekic wrote:
>> I can only speak in my name - I will not use any "standard" D library other
>> than Phobos, and my own libraries. Phobos is open-source, Mr. Bright is
>> very much open person, and he will incorporate any sane change into Phobos.
> 
> I'm going to have to disagree with you here.  Not on your choice of lib, but
> on Walter's commitment to Phobos.  He has repeatedly said that his focus is on
> the language spec and the DMD reference compiler, and always seeks
> contributions / prods the guys who are active for the library content.  So,
> while the D Language shines and the spec is solving all the C++ issues as
> noted in another recent post, Phobos, well, is part of D's overall
> lack-of-libraries issue.  It is interesting to note how good Phobos is, given
> its place in W's priority list - probably just another testament to his skill.
> 
> Scaling D, however, will take more than just Walter, and I don't think I'd get
> a lot of disagreement.  There are insane amounts of great code in Ares and
> Mango which go largely unused because we haven't had the stampede yet.  These
> libs speak to the skill of Sean & Kris, and all the testers/documenters
> they've had hanging around their libs.  The fact that they're actively
> developing those libs should be encouraging to all of us, as the chief
> complaint I hear in the NG is lack of libs.
> 
> Surely Walter doing compiler/spec things and Sean/Kris doing lib dev, Derek
> cranking out a new Build, {insert name here} working on a new version of
> {insert project here} is better than a one-man show?  And if a new lib ever
> comes around that is better/more complete than Phobos, won't you be compelled
> to take it for a spin?
> 
> BA


Well said!

-JJR