A Perspective on D from game industry

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On Sunday, 15 June 2014 at 11:28:12 UTC, Peter Alexander wrote:
> http://c0de517e.blogspot.ca/2014/06/where-is-my-c-replacement.html?m=1
>
> The arguments against D are pretty weak if I'm honest, but I 
> think it's important we understand what people think of D. I 
> can confirm this sentiment is fairly common in the industry.
>
> Watch out for the little jab at Andrei :-P

I wonder where he got the idea that D isn't high performance... 
Perhaps the fact that it has a GC?