Why is D unpopular?

Mon Nov 8 13:59:30 UTC 2021

On Monday, 8 November 2021 at 13:52:52 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
> Strange definition of "force". You have to voluntarily choose 
> to call those functions that use the GC, which does not qualify 
> as "force" according to any standard definition.

The language mandates a GC as design, meaning: you cannot remove 
the GC and use the full language.

What is needed is more of a layered approach.