Reddit: why aren't people using D?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Ary Borenszweig wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Ary Borenszweig wrote:
>>> I think the only way you and Walter can understand what a property is 
>>> and what it is used for is to use for some time a language that 
>>> implements them. For example C#. Then you'll say "that's nice" and 
>>> would want to implement it in D.
>>
>> I totally agree that "that's nice". But it's just notational 
>> convenience, and there was no proof aired here to convince me otherwise.
>>
>> Andrei
> 
> The ambiguity with a function returning a delegate? The debugger 
> support? Help UI designers with properties windows?
> 
> If none of those convinced you, ok.

Convince me of what? Of the fact that the current design has problems, 
absolutely. That we need to embark on all sorts of baroque notations for 
the sake of a convenience, not quite.

Andrei