Why D isn't the next "big thing" already

[lkfsdg via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Tuesday, 26 July 2016 at 15:11:00 UTC, llaine wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm using D since a few month now and I was wondering why 
> people don't jump onto it that much and why it isn't the "big 
> thing" already.
>
> Everybody is into javascript nowadays, but IMO even for doing 
> web I found Vibe.d more interesting and efficient than node.js 
> for example.
>
> I agree that you have to be pragmatic and choose the right 
> tools for the right jobs but I would be interested to have 
> other opinion on thoses questions.

Seriously, it could take years before D gets really popular and 
that's normal. Web languages have raised quickly because they 
were new, they weren't fighting against anything. D has C, Java 
and C++ plus the other "new" languages Go, Rust.

Also I predict that the more it'll get popular the less it will 
attract hobbyist. I did't realized at the beginning (I've 
discovered D in 2012 then started to learn more seriously in 
2014) but Alexandrescu clairly aims at a professional usage so 
it'll become less and less fun.