Reddit: why aren't people using D?

[Jesse Phillips]

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:06:23 +0200, Knud Soerensen wrote:

> Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>>> I know the real focus for D system programing and the C++ people.
>>>
>>> I think one of D's strongest points for people to make the switch is
>>> build in unit testing. (at least this is the strongest point for me)
>>> But the very simple implementation of unit testing in D nearly ruin
>>> the advantage it gives. (see suggestion from the wishlist below)
>> 
>> Even at its very simple support, it's a huge win. It raises the bar on
>> what is minimally acceptable, and has been responsible for a big
>> improvement in the quality of Phobos.
> Yes, but the chose is not about unit test or no unit test.
> 
> It is between using D with its very simple unit test framework or
> C++/java/etc with a very good unit testing framework.
> 
> I think that D should provide a framework on the same level or maybe
> just make the best unit testing framework on the planet.

But those languages don't have Unit testing. There are libraries that let 
you do Unit testing in those languages, but it isn't the language. Hence 
the creation of DUnit.