Had another 48hr game jam this weekend...
SomeDude
lovelydear at mailmetrash.com
Sun Sep 1 11:36:38 PDT 2013
On Sunday, 1 September 2013 at 13:20:50 UTC, Manu wrote:
> Why complicate the issue? What's wrong with readable code?
Well, the fact is, AFAIK, it's never been an issue for C# and
Java programmers. In fact, it' the first time I hear about people
complaining on this one. Maybe because of the generalized usage
of IDEs, I guess.
I do agree that IDEs DO matter. It really does make a monumental
difference. Without them, Java and C# programming would be a
chore. But with them, you are often more productive than in
Python (opinion based on my own professionnal experience). The
problem is, maintaining one or several IDE plugins is going to be
nearly a full-time job, even if the compiler is a library. Or you
need a very motivated person like Iain Buclain to keep updating
the tools.
I think at this point, what D needs is a bit of commercial
support from a company like JetBrains or some equivalent. Maybe
there is now an opportunity for founding such a company, one that
would specialize in building professional tools around the D
language. I believe the language and the compilers are stable
enough to grow a serious business around them. If we compare to
what the state of C++ compilers was before 2000, I believe we are
much better off. And that was just over a decade ago. Who knows
what the state of D will be in 5 years ? So yes, there is a case
to be made for growing a company around pro D tools, and the
first company that does it will grab the whole market.
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