What will happen after D2?

[Walter Bright]

Lutger wrote:
> Has it been planned how D will proceed after D2 is finalized?
> 
> I'm curious to know whether the D designers intent to develop new features 
> in a backwards-compatible manner (if possible) or that there will be a third 
> branch. This is assuming that the language will not be considered finished 
> of course when D2 final arrives...
> 


Any languages that are "finished" are dead languages. Living ones must 
evolve and adapt to new ideas and new technology.

Nevertheless, I expect the rate of change to slow down after D2 is released.