Origins of the D Programming Language

[Joakim]

On Saturday, 1 December 2018 at 03:25:49 UTC, Tony wrote:
> "This interest materialized into a C compiler, followed by 
> compilers for C++, Java, and Javascript."
>
> I remember a previous comment by Walter about having done a 
> Java compiler but discovering that no one wanted it. But this 
> was before OpenJDK; did the compiler come with the Java 
> standard class library of the day?

Seems like it:

http://www.drdobbs.com/symantecs-cafe/184415536