D vs Java which is more powerful

[GreatSam4sure]

On Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 10:28:58 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
> On Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 07:24:50 UTC, GreatSam4sure 
> wrote:
>> [...]
>
> What does "powerful" mean? I sure as heck wouldn't call Java a 
> powerful language for interacting with C code, for instance.
>
> This kind of discussion is not likely to be fruitful. Most 
> participants will have a limited understanding of both 
> languages, terms like powerful will go undefined, and claims 
> will be based on anecdotes rather than data. If you want to 
> compare languages, you need to start by figuring out what you 
> want to do, then you need to decide which language will help 
> you get there the easiest, which is the best option for 
> long-term maintenance, and so on. A language's power (whatever 
> that means) is not going to be a big factor in that decision.

Thanks, I was shock with the claim because I have knowledge of 
both languages