[OT] Windows dying

[Joakim]

On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 at 09:14:22 UTC, Shachar Shemesh 
wrote:
> On 29/10/17 23:21, Joakim wrote:
>> On Sunday, 29 October 2017 at 20:58:45 UTC, 12345swordy wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 29 October 2017 at 18:52:06 UTC, Joakim wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>> What makes you think that windows is a "dying platform"!? 
>>> There is no evidence to suggest this.
>> 
>> Take a look at the links in the thread I linked you, which 
>> show PC sales dropping for the last six years and back at the 
>> level of a decade ago.
>
> Yes, Windows is dying, and has been for a long long time now. 
> And I'll add one or two "good riddance" while we're at it.
>
> The point to remember, however, is that it still has a long 
> long time still to completely die. Windows has been somewhat 
> marginalized as development platform in recent years, but it 
> will be along time still before it becomes irrelevant for users.
>
> I'm not sure it makes sense for D to ignore this platform, 
> despite its bleak future.
>
> Shachar

I don't propose ignoring it, but I suggest not to invest too much 
more into it, like all the work it would take to get VS or other 
Windows IDE support up to the level where Windows devs seem to 
want.