Phobos - breaking existing code

[Mike via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 29 November 2014 at 02:35:16 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:

>
> And all these speculative benefits need to be set against the 
> real costs of nothing compiles that is 2+ years old,

Ensuring 2 year old code compiles is easily managed by keeping a 
copy of the tools used to build the code.  Upgrade when you have 
the resources to manage the migration.

> the annoyed users,

Have them see the above comment.

> the people who got tired of constant code breakage and left,

Speculation without measurement.  But I'll have you know my usage 
of D has declined significantly because it is missing features I 
want/need.  It is also for this reason that I have not advocated 
its usage to my employer.  How many users have been lost because 
they tried it and found it lacking or inefficient, not because of 
code breakage?  I know of 2.

> and the lack of a rich set of libraries because of bit rot.

Yes, D's current business model is not sustainable.  It is 
lacking capable contributors and funds to keep the code 
maintained.

Mike