An example of the relevance of D

[Kyle Furlong]

"We chose to use python because we wanted a well-supported scripting 
language that could extend our core code. Indeed, we wrote much more 
code in python than we were expecting, including all in-game screens and 
the main interface. It was a huge win for the project because writing 
code in a language with garbage collection simply goes faster than 
writing code in C++. The fact that users will be able to easily mod the 
interface is a nice plus as well. The downside of python was that it 
significantly increased our build times, mostly from linking with Boost."

-- Soren Johnson, lead designer, Civilization IV. Quoted in a Slashdot 
interview.

I stumbled across this today. D + PyD = Even GREATER productivity?