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

[Siemargl]

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/

Not a "threat", but rather another one "nail in the lid of the 
coffin".

NET5 eliminates several important advantages of D - native 
compilation, fast start, inability to decompile, multiplatformy.

And NET5 is much more stable for the user. I have experience of 
simply recompiling a 14 year old application from NET2.0->NET4.5