is eC alot like D?

[Chris via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Wednesday, 11 March 2015 at 03:16:50 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist 
wrote:
> So I found http://ec-lang.org/ it seems alot like D, But it has 
> a company backing it. It just seems interesting.

Seems to me that structs are not the same as in D, and structs in 
D are very powerful. I don't like the fact that they mention 
object orientation right from the start, as if it was the be all 
end all of programming - which it isn't.

Hm. I have to admit that I'm biased towards D, but D has come a 
long way and is the result of serious input from loads of users 
and experts. Any new language has a lot of catching up to do. In 
a way it's funny that every new language builds up an 
infrastructure first, toolchains etc. Like someone who's trying 
to learn how to play guitar buys expensive amps and flashy effect 
devices before s/he can even play a single chord.

However, language features aside, how is D doing in the mobile 
sector? Most new languages boast Android/iOS support. Even if the 
language is inferior to D, people will opt for any language that 
can be ported to mobile platforms, regardless of its features.