The future of D 1.x

[Dominik]

"Jeremie Pelletier" <jeremiep at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Dominik Wrote:
>
>> Is there any or there will be a "big switch" to 2.x once it is considered
>> final/stable?
>
> I already made the switch to D2 almost a year ago, and definitely wont be 
> going back to D1. I didn't need to make many changes to my custom runtime 
> either, the ABI between the two versions is for the most part the same.
>
> I must say I was a bit confused with the added const and immutable 
> qualifiers at first, but now I couldn't live without them. The shared 
> qualifier is making me drool too, I can't wait until it is implemented 
> properly.
>
> D1 was enough to make me an instant fan of the language and switch the 
> planning of a few personal projects from C++ to D. D2 was what really made 
> me dig headfirst nearly fulltime in the language.
>
> I don't think D1 will vanish after D2 hits final, because it's an easier 
> language to deal with, but D2 will most likely attract more programmers in 
> the long run, especially if it continues getting better at concurrent 
> programming.

thanks for reply - what attracted me to D was D1/Tango combination and I 
think I wouldn't use D without Tango at all - I have no idea what Phobos2 
brings to the table in practice yet, but from what I can see it does not 
look like a suitable replacement.