D as a betterC a game changer ?

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On Wednesday, 27 December 2017 at 18:32:43 UTC, Dan Partelly 
wrote:
> On Wednesday, 27 December 2017 at 16:46:18 UTC, Russel Winder 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> (*) "Better C" is a specialist use case for Walter and the D 
>> backend.
>
> Also, if betterC is a specialist use case for Walter only, why 
> does Walter call it "a game changer for D" ?

I am pretty sure Walter put a question mark after the wording, 
which makes it a question, not a statement ;-)

-betterC (or as I prefer to call it, -slimD, since I also use C, 
which is the better C) is needed in D, because otherwise it would 
exclude a whole class of programmers, and problems that could not 
be solved. Its' not being forced on anyone. It's there to use if 
is suits your needs, or peaks your interest.

Is it a game changer? That remains an open question. But D 
certainly needs it, for those that want/need to use it (which is 
not just Walter).

But if you want to write 'System D', aka Dos (D operating 
system), then you will certainly need -slimD (aka -betterC) .. 
with all its enhancements to come.