On * Language Design

[Don]

Bane wrote:
>> If you have the time, this essay by Tim Bray is well-worth a read.  Here's the link:
>>
>> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/01/09/On-XML-Language-Design
>>
> 
> Interesting point in chapter Evolution vs. Stability. Maybe v2 came to fast, before v1 became popular?

The naming of D1 vs D2 is a bit misleading. v1 was actually a fairly 
arbitrary snapshot of the development of D, to create a stable branch. 
There was absolutely no pause in language developement.
D2 is completely different. It's a fully planned release.