Why D is not a popular language?

Sat Jan 9 14:02:28 UTC 2021

On Friday, 8 January 2021 at 16:26:43 UTC, Marcone wrote:
> I've been a programmer for 15 years. I program in several 
> programming languages, only for Windows desktop with graphical 
> interface. I have been programming in D for only 1 year and for 
> me D is the best programming language. Why not invest more in 
> Dlang? Better integration of D with Qt5 and Qt6 and the web 
> would make Dlang rise in popularity.

https://lmeyerov.github.io/projects/socioplt/papers/oopsla2013.pdf

"We found that existing code, existing expertise, and open source 
libraries are
the dominant drivers of adoption."

D community typically focus on the language (and what goes into 
Phobos) rather than the indispensable 3rd-party libraries.