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digitalmars.D - Is DSSS still being developed?

reply Trass3r <mrmocool gmx.de> writes:
Seems quite inactive? :(
Mar 22 2009
next sibling parent reply Bill Baxter <wbaxter gmail.com> writes:
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Trass3r <mrmocool gmx.de> wrote:

 Seems quite inactive? :(



Gregor said he got busy with grad school, so basically nothing is
happening with it.  Maybe when summer break time rolls around?  But
I'm not holding my breath.

--bb
Mar 22 2009
parent reply Trass3r <mrmocool gmx.de> writes:
Bill Baxter schrieb:

 Gregor said he got busy with grad school, so basically nothing is
 happening with it.  Maybe when summer break time rolls around?  But
 I'm not holding my breath.
 



Why does every good D project get more or less abandoned? :(
Mar 22 2009
next sibling parent reply bearophile <bearophileHUGS lycos.com> writes:
Trass3r:

 Why does every good D project get more or less abandoned? :(



My hypothesis:
- D1 is felt as a dead end, there's not much purpose in writing very big
programs in it if you will have a D2 beta in some months.
- There are more D projects than D developers. D is mostly a niche language
still.
- Most D projects are created for nonprofessional purposes, by students and
they have a life too.
- Many D projects are experiments.

Bye,
bearophile
Mar 22 2009
next sibling parent Trass3r <mrmocool gmx.de> writes:
bearophile schrieb:

 - D1 is felt as a dead end, there's not much purpose in writing very big
programs in it if you will have a D2 beta in some months.



isn't THAT hard in the end.


 - Most D projects are created for nonprofessional purposes, by students and
they have a life too.



least fixes some bugs etc), dsss is a pretty nifty tool.

But universities indeed seem to be the most promising users of D.
I think some good libraries providing Matlab-style functionality could 
heavily boost D's popularity.
Mar 22 2009
prev sibling parent Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:51:41 -0400, bearophile wrote:


 Trass3r:

 Why does every good D project get more or less abandoned? :(



 My hypothesis:
 - D1 is felt as a dead end, there's not much purpose in writing
 very big programs in it if you will have a D2 beta in some months.



Got it in one.

I'm waiting for D2 before enhancing Bud any more.

 ... then there's my unreleased text processor (macros) that also waits for
D2.

... and the version of the Euphoria language in D.


D1 is a non-starter for me now. 

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
skype: derek.j.parnell
Mar 22 2009
prev sibling parent reply BCS <none anon.com> writes:
Hello Trass3r,


 Bill Baxter schrieb:
 

 Gregor said he got busy with grad school, so basically nothing is
 happening with it.  Maybe when summer break time rolls around?  But
 I'm not holding my breath.
 



 



Because D is a young man thing. "Young" as in about to dive into
school/job/having 
wife & kids/whatever. We start a project and then real life kicks in.
Mar 22 2009
next sibling parent Clay Smith <clayasaurus gmail.com> writes:
BCS wrote:

 Hello Trass3r,
 

 Bill Baxter schrieb:


 Gregor said he got busy with grad school, so basically nothing is
 happening with it.  Maybe when summer break time rolls around?  But
 I'm not holding my breath.






 Because D is a young man thing. "Young" as in about to dive into 
 school/job/having wife & kids/whatever. We start a project and then real 
 life kicks in.
 
 



Fully agree, 100%. This will be true until D becomes more viable in the 
commercial scene.
Mar 22 2009
prev sibling parent reply Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:27:09 +0000 (UTC), BCS wrote:


 Why does every good D project get more or less abandoned? :(








 Because D is a young man thing. "Young" as in about to dive into
school/job/having 
 wife & kids/whatever. We start a project and then real life kicks in.




I'm 54 years old, BTW

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
skype: derek.j.parnell
Mar 22 2009
parent BCS <none anon.com> writes:
Hello Derek,


 On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:27:09 +0000 (UTC), BCS wrote:
 

 Why does every good D project get more or less abandoned? :(
 



 school/job/having wife & kids/whatever. We start a project and then
 real life kicks in.
 



 



<g/>

"Absolutely all absolute statements are wrong", I was speeking in general.
Mar 22 2009
prev sibling parent reply =?UTF-8?B?QWxleGFuZGVyIFDDoW5law==?= writes:
Trass3r wrote:

 Seems quite inactive? :(



Not quite, since Gregor is very busy with studying.

Do you face any specific problems?
Mar 22 2009
parent Trass3r <mrmocool gmx.de> writes:
Alexander Pánek schrieb:

 Do you face any specific problems?



Yes, I posted it in the learn section.
Maybe my dsss setup is wrong, but I can't find any information about 
that anywhere.
Mar 22 2009