D Mascot

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In article <dvpbnj$nvj$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Wang Zhen says...
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>Kyle Furlong wrote:
>> Does anyone else think that D-man needs to retire? I think some cute 
>> animal or other recognizable mascot would suit better.
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>I once made a D-dog for D last year (http://shfls.org/w/d/ddog.png). 
>Walter replied with exactly the same question -- "What's wrong with D-man?"
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>Come to think about it, why do we need a mascot for a programming 
>language in the first place? When did the lack of a mascot hinder the 
>growth of C or C++?

Agreed.  If anything, I think D could use a logo other than "D-man" to help its
marketability - kind of like Sun did with Java.  But I don't think its essential
to the appeal of the language.

- EricAnderton at yahoo