• Moussa (13/13) Oct 30 Hello everyone,
• Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole (7/12) Oct 30 The D community typically doesn't work in the form of a roadmap.
• Moussa (14/20) Oct 31 Hello Rikki,
• Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole (6/9) Oct 31 The person involved that does the release process for dmd (Iain), is
• Bastiaan Veelo (10/13) Nov 01 Hanging out at DConf can give you a good impression of D used in
• Serg Gini (6/8) Oct 31 Hi

Moussa <sov mail.com> writes:

Hello everyone,

I am about to start a new project and I am considering using the 
D language for it. The ability of D to interact easily with C and 
C++, along with its straightforward syntax, are significant 
advantages for me. However, I am curious if it is suitable for 
production environments, not just for hobby purposes.

Is there anyone who has information about the future roadmap of 
the D language? Do you think it makes sense to make such a leap 
and evaluate D in this way? So far, I have used D for small 
projects and to write processes, but based on the current state 
of the language, do you consider it a viable option for 
production environments?

Your feedback would be very valuable to me, thank you!

"Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole" <richard cattermole.co.nz> writes:

On 31/10/2024 6:39 PM, Moussa wrote:
 Is there anyone who has information about the future roadmap of the D 
 language? Do you think it makes sense to make such a leap and evaluate D 
 in this way? So far, I have used D for small projects and to write 
 processes, but based on the current state of the language, do you 
 consider it a viable option for production environments?

The D community typically doesn't work in the form of a roadmap.

Due to voluntary basis people work on the things they feel like doing at 
any given time.

As for production capability, D has been used in production for the past 
15+ years. No two production environments are the same, so what is fine 
for one person may not be for another.

Moussa <sov mail.com> writes:

On Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 06:37:59 UTC, Richard (Rikki) 
Andrew Cattermole wrote:
 The D community typically doesn't work in the form of a roadmap.

 Due to voluntary basis people work on the things they feel like 
 doing at any given time.

 As for production capability, D has been used in production for 
 the past 15+ years. No two production environments are the 
 same, so what is fine for one person may not be for another.

Hello Rikki,

First of all, thank you very much for your response. I don't have 
much knowledge about scenarios where D is used in production 
environments, so reading experiences in this area is very 
valuable to me. I am planning to develop a comprehensive web 
backend project and would like to use the D language for it; I 
want to do as much as possible in D.

However, I am a bit concerned that DMD 2.110 has not been 
released recently. This raises some questions about the future 
and support of the language. I would greatly appreciate your 
thoughts on this matter.

Thank you!

"Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole" <richard cattermole.co.nz> writes:

On 31/10/2024 8:24 PM, Moussa wrote:
 However, I am a bit concerned that DMD 2.110 has not been released 
 recently. This raises some questions about the future and support of the 
 language. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this matter.

The person involved that does the release process for dmd (Iain), is 
currently busy.

Last month for instance during DConf he had back to back conferences.

If he cannot do it long term, somebody else will take on the 
responsibility, as of right now I have no concerns for the future.

Bastiaan Veelo <Bastiaan Veelo.net> writes:

On Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 07:24:01 UTC, Moussa wrote:
 I don't have much knowledge about scenarios where D is used in 
 production environments, so reading experiences in this area is 
 very valuable to me.

Hanging out at DConf can give you a good impression of D used in 
present day production environments. I met with people from 
Funkwerk, Symmetry, Auburn Sounds, Weka, Tagion, Ucora,
and SARC (my own employer). There are probably others that I 
don't know the name of. The D Language Foundation has quarterly 
meetings with industry users, which is very nice. Not everything 
is shared in these forums, and things that run smoothly are 
typically underreported.

-- Bastiaan.

Serg Gini <kornburn yandex.ru> writes:

On Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 05:39:26 UTC, Moussa wrote:
 production environments?

 Your feedback would be very valuable to me, thank you!

Hi
Can you please elaborate what does it mean for you?
Because requirements could be very different

For sure D is a risky decision in any way, but for some cases it 
could be valuable.