What changes to D would you like to pay for?

[rikki cattermole]

On 05/09/2018 7:00 PM, Joakim wrote:
> The D foundation is planning to add a way for us to pay for changes we'd 
> like to see in D and its ecosystem, rather than having to code 
> everything we need ourselves or find and hire a D dev to do it:
> 
> "[W]e’re going to add a page to the web site where we can define 
> targets, allow donations through Open Collective or PayPal, and track 
> donation progress. Each target will allow us to lay out exactly what the 
> donations are being used for, so potential donors can see in advance 
> where their money is going. We’ll be using the State of D Survey as a 
> guide to begin with, but we’ll always be open to suggestions, and we’ll 
> adapt to what works over what doesn’t as we go along."
> https://dlang.org/blog/2018/07/13/funding-code-d/
> 
> I'm opening this thread to figure out what the community would like to 
> pay for specifically, so we know what to focus on initially, whether as 
> part of that funding initiative or elsewhere. I am not doing this in any 
> official capacity, just a community member who would like to hear what 
> people want.
> 
> Please answer these two questions if you're using or would like to use 
> D, I have supplied my own answers as an example:

I have $50USD to spend upon shared library support to be designed (not 
just patching bugs) and implemented.Sadly that is my limit. I wish it 
was more given how much of a blocker it can be (and has shown to be).

> $25 - Enable GC for the DMD frontend, so that dmd/gdc/ldc use less memory

The only thing I believe required for this is [0]. This depends upon a 
decision from Walter and should be pretty straight forward to do. But 
the frontend will not be in any way ready to be used as a library.

During DConf I did attempt to get the frontend ready to be actually 
usable. After my first PR sitting for like 3 months and is now looking 
like its dead, I won't be the one handling that anymore.

[0] https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18811