Why I'm hesitating to switch to D

[Adam Richardson]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Nick Sabalausky <a at a.a> wrote:

> "James Fisher" <jameshfisher at gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.1279.1309339361.14074.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
> >
> > I don't aim to proselytize one mini-language over another, as they're
> much
> > of a muchness.  But I'd hope to convince people that:
> >
> >   - Besides required functionality, the key reason to choose one
> >   markup/documentation/html-generating format is popularity.  It opens up
> >   development to new users, frees up maintainers of old documentation
> >   generators, and gives you new tools to use for free.  Markup formats
> are
> > one
> >   area where Might Is Right.
>
> Popularity should *never* be a significant concern. That's how we end up
> with complete shit like PHP becoming widespread.
>

Easy :) While I wouldn't use PHP for systems programming, PHP is a solid
tool for building websites.

Adam
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