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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2017 23:52:48 EST lnxw48a1
   esr continues to talk about a replacement for the #C-language
   http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=7724&cpage=1
   
   He favors #Go, with #Rust as a second. Believes that !DLang's future was harmed by the Phobos vs Tango standard lib shootout a few years ago. Dismisses #Nim, #Ocaml for their lack of real-world usage. Believes that #CPlusPlus was a mistake that only got worse as it become more complex.
   
   This article is a follow-up to "The long goodbye To C" http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=7711
   
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   1. Verius (verius@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2017 02:40:38 EST Verius

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      I wouldn't say #dlang's future is harmed so much as delayed. Andrei Alexandrescu has remarked that it seems to take 5 years for the bad impression from the split to go away (IIRC)). D2 (current version) does seem better designed and picking up stream but I don't see it as a viable mainstream language yet. In a few years however it can come a long way, especially the BetterC stuff.
   2. clacke (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2017 03:34:47 EST clacke

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      Harmed? Delayed, maybe. D is growing faster than ever.
      
      OCaml and F# are used in the financial industry. But they probably won't replace C because people are scared of no-parens almost as much as they are scared of parens. A nice mix of parens of various shapes keeps people calm. :-)
      1. Orbifx 🌙 nature's emissary (orbifx@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2017 05:13:05 EST Orbifx 🌙 nature's emissary

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         @clacke @lnxw48a1 I'm using #OCaml for #robotics and #controlsystems. I think it's very underestimated, because of shallow evaluations based on where it's currently used.