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

[Mike]

On Sunday, 26 January 2014 at 03:29:00 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

> GC is a language feature of D.

I hope what you mean is "automatic memory management is a feature 
of D".  I want to clarify my previous statements by saying 
automatic memory management is something that I find attractive 
in D, and something I hope to build in my runtime. But as a rude 
janitor that barges into the party, orders the band to stop 
playing and the dancers to stop moving so he can sweep the floor 
(i.e. GC) ... There must be a better way...and I hope some of you 
will help me find it.

Mike