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[Walter Bright]

Kyle Furlong wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> While I appreciate and enjoy the enthusiasm, this is deja vu all over 
>> again. My entire career in compilers (C, C++, D, Javascript, etc.) 
>> I've heard people say that "if only you implemented X, it will open 
>> the floodgates!" It never does, but what does work is to work with 
>> people who are *already* D users who are blocked by the lack of 
>> something. With S&S, I'd like to see first how far it can be pushed 
>> with existing D techniques.
> 
> This last paragraph is why D will succeed. Walter, if this isn't the 
> best way to evolve a language, I don't know what is.

It's sort of like my relationship with tools. My inclination is to go to 
Tool Town and buy every tool they have. I want them all; 1" drive socket 
sets, welders, air tools, etc. The only solution I've found is to only 
buy a tool if I have an immediate need for it in a project I'm working on.