Official compiler

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 18 February 2016 at 15:58:14 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
wrote:
>  but for the second group, a language that's fast like C/C++ 
> but not nearly as unproductive IS appealing, and even seems to 
> be something they're often on the lookout for.

I would agree with you if you could write D code using the most 
convenient style possible, compile using LDC, and get the same 
speed as C or C++. My experience suggests that is not going to 
happen. You're going to need some knowledge of the language to 
get the best performance.