Current state of "D as a better C" (Windows)?

[Mike]

On Wednesday, 22 January 2014 at 02:18:43 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev 
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What's the current situation of using D without Phobos/Druntime?
>
> Sometimes, it's quite useful to be able to use D to create tiny 
> EXEs/DLLs. For example, create simple DLL plugins that will be 
> loaded into non-D programs, or even not have a 50-line program 
> take half a meg. Additionally, some tasks require injecting a 
> DLL systemwide (into every running process), so it is critical 
> to minimize the impact by being as unintrusive as possible and 
> having a minimal overhead.
>
> I've started a "framework" for this purpose a while ago[1], but 
> I heard of people starting similar projects since then and I 
> think they've gotten further than me. Would there be any 
> interest in collaborating and turning this into a community 
> project?
>

I'm curious, what is your motivation for pursuing this?  What's 
your ultimate objective?