Is D right for me?

[Amber]

Daniel Gibson Wrote:

> Gour D. schrieb:
> > On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:52:22 +0200
> >>>>>>> "Simen" == "Simen kjaeraas" <simen.kjaras at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Simen> I believe GDC supports ARM.
> > 
> > Hmm, baes on http://dgcc.sourceforge.net/ it looks it is not overly
> > active?
> 
> try http://bitbucket.org/goshawk/gdc/wiki/Home :-)
> 
> > 
> > Simen> The bus-factor of D is sadly close to 1. If Walter should choose
> > Simen> to leave, we have a problem. On the other hand, I don't think a
> > Simen> mere bus would keep him from continuing the project.
> > 
> > Uhh...this is almost like a showstopper or, at least, very strong
> > anti-adoption pattern. :-(
> > 
> 
> I don't think it's as serious, because afaik Walter is not the only one 
> developing the dmd compiler (and thus familiar with it) and, more 
> importantly, there are alternative D compilers (gdc and ldc, with at 
> least gdc being actively developed).
> 
> So even if Walter, for whatever reason, stops developing D, there is - 
> IMHO - a good chance that others will continue his efforts and keep D alive.
> 
> Cheers,
> - Daniel

I've also heard there is an unannounced compiler in the works.