Why I chose D over Ada and Eiffel

[bearophile]

Zach the Mystic:

> One of the theories as to why there are no bears to be found on 
> the African continent is that they are omnivores - i.e. 
> generalists - which in a hugely competitive environment such as 
> Africa, there is no niche in which they will not be beat out by 
> a more specifically adapted animal.

I presume the actual causes of the lack of bears in Africa to be 
more historic and more complex. Generalists are not less fit than 
specialists, their relative fitness changes as conditions change. 
And in a place as large as Africa nearly everything happens :-)

We could use Kickstarter to fund the introduction of a population 
of three hundreds sloth bears in Kenya ;-)


> (Maybe that's why bearophile likes it so much!)

I like their omnivorous nature, and indeed my interests are 
somewhat "omnivore".

There is also a cute story:

http://cunycomposers.wikispaces.com/file/view/Bisson,+Terry+--+Bears+Discover+Fire.pdf

Bye,
bearophile