• Tony West (9/9) Sep 01 2003 It's in the nature of a newsgroup such as this that many postings are of...
• Walter (15/23) Sep 01 2003 People who know me know that I have an incredibly thick skin . I like...
• Charles Sanders (12/23) Sep 01 2003 You will!
• Carlos Santander B. (18/18) Sep 01 2003 "Charles Sanders" wrote in message
• Walter (4/5) Sep 01 2003 The best kind of bug reports are short and to the point. You can include...
• Matthew Wilson (8/37) Sep 01 2003 I reckon I'm going to make Walter an honorary Yorkshireman, he's skin's ...

Tony West <Tony_member pathlink.com> writes:

It's in the nature of a newsgroup such as this that many postings are of a
negative nature, e.g. bug reports.

I just wanted to add a bit of balance by saying once again just how much I
appreciate Walters efforts (not to mention the regular posters who are also
contributing their time).

I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I witnessed the
birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

Thanks again.

Tony

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Tony West" <Tony_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:biusnf$kd8$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 It's in the nature of a newsgroup such as this that many postings are of a
 negative nature, e.g. bug reports.

People who know me know that I have an incredibly thick skin <g>. I like bug
reports, they flush out the problems so they can get fixed. Fixed bug
reports wind up in the D test suite, so they can't happen again.


 I just wanted to add a bit of balance by saying once again just how much I
 appreciate Walters efforts (not to mention the regular posters who are

also
 contributing their time).

Thank you. There are a lot of contributors to The D Project here besides
myself! Check out all the cool stuff on www.digitalmars.com/d/dlinks.html


 I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I

witnessed the
 birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

Yes. I am especially pleased with how far we've come considering that
there's no corporation behind us pushing with a billion dollar marketing
campaign. (The D ad budget is $0.00.) The last couple of months have seen a
big surge in D's popularity, and that's entirely due to its merits and the
enthusiasm of the people here.


 Thanks again.

You're welcome.

"Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> writes:

 I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I

witnessed the
 birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

You will!

I agree though, I often see bug reports that look more like an attack on the
language than an actual report.  Like "Why cant D do this", or "at least in
C++ ...".  I'd like to see a freindlier, more effective approach to
reporting bugs.

Thanks,
Charles

"Tony West" <Tony_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:biusnf$kd8$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 It's in the nature of a newsgroup such as this that many postings are of a
 negative nature, e.g. bug reports.

 I just wanted to add a bit of balance by saying once again just how much I
 appreciate Walters efforts (not to mention the regular posters who are

also
 contributing their time).

 I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I

witnessed the
 birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

 Thanks again.

 Tony

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:

"Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> wrote in message
news:bj013h$2647$1 digitaldaemon.com...
| I agree though, I often see bug reports that look more like an attack on
the
| language than an actual report.  Like "Why cant D do this", or "at least
in
| C++ ...".  I'd like to see a freindlier, more effective approach to
| reporting bugs.
|
| Thanks,
| Charles
|

I'm gonna have to change the way I post bugs ;)

—————————————————————————
Carlos Santander


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"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> wrote in message
news:bj0e1s$2n9r$3 digitaldaemon.com...
 I'm gonna have to change the way I post bugs ;)

The best kind of bug reports are short and to the point. You can include a
flame with them if you like, I don't mind <g>.

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew stlsoft.org> writes:

I reckon I'm going to make Walter an honorary Yorkshireman, he's skin's so
tough. Don't worry about it. :)

"Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> wrote in message
news:bj013h$2647$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I

 witnessed the
 birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

 You will!

 I agree though, I often see bug reports that look more like an attack on

the
 language than an actual report.  Like "Why cant D do this", or "at least

in
 C++ ...".  I'd like to see a freindlier, more effective approach to
 reporting bugs.

 Thanks,
 Charles

 "Tony West" <Tony_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
 news:biusnf$kd8$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 It's in the nature of a newsgroup such as this that many postings are of


a
 negative nature, e.g. bug reports.

 I just wanted to add a bit of balance by saying once again just how much


I
 appreciate Walters efforts (not to mention the regular posters who are

 also
 contributing their time).

 I hope that I can look back in a few years time and realise that I

 witnessed the
 birth of a language rivalling C++ or Java in popularity.

 Thanks again.

 Tony