Required DMD changes for Mir and few thoughts about D future

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 26 September 2016 at 18:43:38 UTC, Ilya Yaroshenko 
wrote:
>> I think we need to make it a point to support Mir in dmd. -- 
>> Andrei

[...]

> We have not new concurrents in this fields, but C/C++/Fortran. 
> Our problem is that we trying to be more hight level language 
> than the IT industry needs. Lets forget about Go and Rust 
> "concurrents" and remember about the initial D goal, which is 
> more actual then ever: replace C/C++ in the IT industry.
>
> Best regards,
> Ilya

To me, it seems pointless to support Mir in DMD. The 
"functionality" that it brings is speed. Nobody needing 
absolutely the fastest code is not going to have any interest in 
DMD. From what I understand of Mir (but correct me if I'm wrong) 
it is easy enough to replicate its functionality by linking to 
existing linear algebra libraries. Others can construct a 
compatible interface if that's something they want.

I think Ilya and everyone else working on Mir should push forward 
with the LDC-based project. Anything else is a distraction.