Important packages

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 10/15/12 12:52 PM, Gerry Weaver wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Thanks again for helping me get going with D!
>
> I been looking around a little and noticed that there are packages for
> CMake, Qt, and there is vibe.d. If I would have realized the existence
> of these earlier, D would have been much higher on my list of things to
> check out in depth. Someone should make mention of these on the main D
> language web page. Some type of a package showcase with code snippets
> etc. They represent the possibility to build end to end cross-platform
> solutions with a great build tool to boot. I had no idea things had
> progressed this far. It makes a BIG difference. I would think this would
> go a long way to convince the casual browser to dig deeper. I was just
> thinking how interesting it would have been, if Google had decided to
> dedicate their considerable resources to D, instead of rolling their own
> language. Then again, it looks like D is ready for some serious
> development. When I think about the latest C++ abomination, the timing
> couldn't be better. I'm going to be dedicating some time to get up to
> speed. Many thanks to those that put in the hard work to get D to this
> point.
>
>
> Thanks,
> -G

Thanks for pursuing the installation issue and for your suggestion. I, 
too, think we should collect a short list of good D projects and feature 
them on dlang.org. If anyone would like to start designing and 
integrating such a page, please make the pull request and let's talk!

Andrei