Could D have fit Microsoft's needs?

[Walter Bright]

On 7/18/2019 5:12 PM, Mike Franklin wrote:
> ... and D could complete better with Rust if it had @safe-by-default and 
> statically-check ownership/borrowing mechanism as Walter recently proposed.

D has some huge advantages over Rust.

For example, D has a familiar syntax and jargon. For another, you'll be able to 
move to memory safety incrementally with D, you won't have to rewrite your app 
from the start. D's metaprogramming abilities far exceed Rust's. Etc.