D loosing the battle

[Jonas Byström]

Hi,

I had great hope that D within a few years would be the new standard for people requiring high performance from their language. Then I got wiser (http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/does-slow-growth-equal-slow-death.html?partner=fogcreek), realizing that D must invade the C/C++ space to not dissappear. And, sadly, D has not done that, and is definitely moving towards filling a hole in cyberspace (http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html). Heck, it's not even listed on Language Shootout any more.

To gain popularity, I would guess that you need to integrate with Microsofts Visual Studio (plugin compiler and syntax highlighting). And that you need a few larger projects on board, such as game engines.

There is still hope! Use it or loose it. :)