D vs Java

[Hasan Aljudy]

Walter Bright wrote:
> I'm no expert on Java programming, but I get this question a lot: "What 
> compelling reason does D have that would entice a Java programmer to switch 
> to D?"
> 
> I know several of you have come to D from Java, and are expert Java 
> programmers, so you folks' reasons would be very valuable. 
> 
> 

no VM!!

If it wasn't for Java's VM, maybe I wouldn't have moved to D.

Other reasons that maybe compelling for some:
not restrictively OO (although in java you can work around it by 
declaring static methods & variables all over the place)