Why do you continue to use D?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 6/6/20 4:55 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 6/6/2020 10:00 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> It depends on if you think the show is one you want to watch. Saying 
>> "it was ugly, but we still put on the show even though nobody paid to 
>> see it" isn't success.
> 
> Every language has its uglies.
> 
> It's not the same thing as a showstopper.

Not all showstoppers are objective lines. On one side is pain you are 
willing to go through to make the horrible system you are using do what 
you want it to do (see for instance, web applications).

On the other side is too much pain to even consider it. And there are 
factors. If D was the only game in town for the target audience, it's 
very likely they would do as Manu is doing with C++, and suffer through 
the horror. But if another option is available, that has different 
horrors, then you make a decision based on which horror scares you the 
least.

To continue the "show" analogy, consider a theater show where all the 
show light bulbs burn out simultaneously. You could say "Well, they can 
do it by flashlight," and yes, it could happen. People wouldn't be able 
to see it, but the show would *happen*. So one could argue that not 
having significant lighting is not a showstopper in the way you are 
saying "just use void initialization".

-Steve