Non-ugly ways to implement a 'static' class or namespace?

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On Friday, 10 February 2023 at 23:22:34 UTC, thebluepandabear 
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> A good example of a language that does everything right is C#. 
> If C# wasn't tied to Microsoft, it would honestly be pretty 
> much the perfect language. Java is also pretty good, but it has 
> its downsides.

I don't agree with all of that.

C# is certainly one of 'great' programming languages.

Particulary because of its extensive framework library, which D 
could never compete with.

Also, the  move to open-source, and the move to cross platform 
with dotnet, makes C# (dotnet) a very attractive option for many 
use cases, and will certainly see the language being used more 
and more...

I don't necessarily have a problem (anymore) with it being tied 
to Microsoft (because of the above). Also, Microsoft can afford 
to employ 'the best', which is what they indeed do, and which is 
why C# is what it is today.

What attracts me to D, is the inability to program outside of a 
class in C#. I think they are trying to find ways to make this 
happen, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

If only D 'really did' support OOP, as it claims, it would be 
more useful to me.