Is .NET 5.0 and C# 9 a "threat" to D?

[12345swordy]

On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 15:57:44 UTC, Jack wrote:
> .NET 5.0 is going to be multiplatform[1] and getting alot more 
> sugax-syntax[2]. Can't this make people pick C# rather D? I'm a 
> bit afraid D can gain less popularity due to that or even make 
> people switch. What are your thoughts on that?
>
>
> [1]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-5-0/
> [2]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/c-9-0-on-the-record/

That only threat to D is itself.
There are features that need to finished and implemented.
There are language design issues that needs to be address.
The standard library needs a reviewer to prevent Pull requested 
from getting stale.
D needs to focus on its consumers instead of worrying other 
language development.

- Alex