What do you think would be the key factors to drive mass adoption of D?

[user1234]

On Monday, 26 January 2026 at 06:14:51 UTC, Lars Johansson wrote:
> On Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 00:57:04 UTC, MacAsm wrote:
>> A few ideas that come to mind:
>
> I been working in the big enterprise world my entire life as an 
> ‘IT  guy’ low and high. I think I know a bit about this topic.
> I fully agree with Lance Bachmeier, but I add some comments.
> First you need to differentiate between admin IT and tech IT. 
> Most of you here probably belong to the tech group, engineers 
> developing products one way or another.
> I belong to the admin bunch, i.e. support operations,  
> maintaining IT systems, developing programs within frameworks 
> like ERP systems. The vast majority of IT workers are ‘admin’.
> No admin in their right mind  would ever use a language like D 
> (or C, C++ or any similar language).
> Most admins never learn to program, those who do  in general 
> only want to use the first language they learned. Today they 
> probably learn Phython. )If you like expensive cars and smart 
> suites you still  learn ABAP.)
> D was never an option for the admins. Even worse less and less 
> admin software development is done in the corporate world, they 
> buy products from the software industry.
> The techies I have discussed language with do not know D and 
> are not interested in it because it is not C++.
> How to promote D? Evangelists are necessary. Try to get 
> universities interested (support Mike Shah he is doing a 
> terrific job). Help bloggers like tsoding use D. Pray for a 
> young genius develop something spectacular in D.
> I'm sorry, I think the future is  rather bleak for D.

Ah lol devops.

Horrible. In the past specialiazed comapanies sold websites to 
people who did not need any... now they try sell IA to people who 
dont need it. Roaming in the country with the team. Awefull 
people.