Rust's simple download script

[anonymous via Digitalmars-d]

On 10.11.2015 14:12, Márcio Martins wrote:
> Could then combine this with OS detection through user-agent on the
> website and show the user the most likely option and command-line
> suggestion.

Relevant PR that detects the OS and adds a direct download link to the 
right file to the homepage:
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/1139

> Another thing I would do is not show LDC and GDC in the front page but
> have a "other options" sort of thing. People are afraid to fail and each
> decision is a potential failure that will scare new people off. The idea
> is that people that already use D know where to find the other compilers
> and more importantly what they are, but someone that does not use D
> might get intimidated by too many choices they don't have the knowledge
> to make confidently.

Exactly.