D needs to learn from competing languages and ecosystems.

[Claudio Constantin]

On Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 11:53:13 UTC, Dejan Lekic wrote:
> On Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 10:57:26 UTC, Claudio 
> Constantin wrote:
>
>> I'm eager to see what you guys think of my observations and 
>> proposals. Even if it all is wishful thinking without much 
>> acknowledgment of the real cost, I wholeheartedly believe it 
>> is what'll guarantee a better future for the project.
>
> My view is completely opposite - I think D has almost 
> everything you wrote as missing. What I still struggle, after 
> 20+ years using D, is to find good quality libraries for stuff 
> I do every day. - This was historically the main reason why D 
> has not been adopted in the company I work for. Thanks to LLMs 
> I no longer have this problem as well, but alas my company is 
> now using C++ for stuff we could use D for...
>
> Sure there are improvements that D could (carefully) pick from 
> competition but keep in mind this community is small and very 
> opinionated (me included) so if you want something done you may 
> need to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself.

It's a small and opinionated community with a mission.
Ideas worth spreading.

This attitude does more harm than good, unfortunately.

It all boils down to D being great, how can we make more people 
see how nice it is?