obsolete D libraries/modules

[Ramon]

On Friday, 30 August 2013 at 06:48:55 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2013-08-29 21:36, Ramon wrote:
>
>> Being as was, hase come to be and is, some cleaning might be 
>> desirable.
>> Frankly, the only reason I didn't just click away Dstep is 
>> because it's
>> *so* bloody important. Otherwise seeing "tango" somewhere 
>> makes me click
>> away.
>> OTOH binding C libraries being so bloody vital for D I feel we 
>> should a)
>> "port" Dstep to phobos and b) advertise prominently, happily 
>> and loudly.
>
> It's a shame that people here think of Tango like that. I'm 
> sincerely asking: "What's so bad about it?". Especially when 
> most people just see "Tango" and turns a way without knowing 
> that it is. It's just another third party library.

I understand your point and I understand that some reasonably
(from their perspective) perceive a lack of fairness.

My point of view, however, was that of a newbie. As such I won't
make my learning curve steeper by learning two "standard
libraries", which one to use when, etc.

And, you see, it's not just the lib, it's also about
documentation, compatibility, the eco system.

It might be helpful if you (or some tango guy) would explain
- why tango? What's better there than in phobos?
- what's the offering? (Is it a complete replacement for phobos?)
etc.

A+ -R