D vs Go in real life

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/21/13 7:31 AM, Chris wrote:
>> Luckily we can now point to Facebook as possible corporate sponsor.
>
> But that's post-factum. The language already happily exists outside the
> corporate sphere, unlike Java that was a product from the very beginning.

Each language has its story, but it's undeniable that corporate 
sponsorship offers a lot of liftoff. Back in 2010 (I think) a highly 
influential manager at Facebook said "I'd much more support use of Go 
than D at Facebook because Go has Google behind it." That was an 
assessment based exclusively on social proof, before (and instead of) 
any technical argument. Fortunately a lot has changed since :o).


Andrei