[zem]

i really want to use D for something, but it's just in that awkward spot where for any given project i can use ocaml instead. ocaml is in roughly the same part of the speed/expressiveness/pleasantness box as D is, plus i already know it.

i had two abortive attempts to use the language for specific projects - one was to wrap a C++ library and use it from D, but it turned out the swig bindings didn't work.

the second was to find an active gtkd-based app and contribute to it, to get a feel for desktop gui development (which seems on the surface like a very compelling use case for the language), but after asking on reddit no one could suggest anything other than tilix, on which development has stalled :( i would still love to do this, if anyone has something to suggest.

if anyone is involved in a fun desktop-based D project (CLI, TUI or GUI are all fine) please recommend it!

[zombinedev]

Regarding GtkD, you may find this blog interesting: https://gtkdcoding.com/

[zem]

i have read that with great interest :) it's part of why i was so surprised that no one seemed to be actually writing gtkd apps.