TDPL a bad idea?
Bane
branimir.milosavljevic at gmail.com
Sun Jan 31 07:27:39 PST 2010
Lars T. Kyllingstad Wrote:
> Bane wrote:
> >> Why a killing of trees for a manual that changes daily and can be on the
> >> internet? What is the point of TDPL? To make money? I don't see any value
> >> in a set of pages that are a manual for a constantly changing and
> >> unestablished computer programming language. Can't yaz save the trees and
> >> offer it for sale on the web to anyone who wants to pay for it? It's easy
> >> to setup a PayPal website (though I think D is far from that if ever). I
> >> don't see this thing selling in bookstores. A hard copy of an already
> >> obsolete specification? If it's just charitable contribution from long
> >> time afficionados, why not just .org and ask for contributions and not
> >> kill trees?
> >>
> >
> > This might actually be a good point. I have a thought or 2 about it. A reason to save trees:
> > - TDPL is changing, true, and online format is much easier to update, navigate, search, and eco friendly. TDPL would be obsolete (for current version of language) before it is published.
>
> When TDPL is published D2 will be frozen. That's the whole point.
>
> -Lars
Aha! What about... D3 ? :)
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