Why is D unpopular?

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On Sunday, 14 November 2021 at 21:58:21 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
>
> The ACID test of language complexity is to look at typical code 
> bases and ask yourself if it would be a good idea to tell 
> newbies to learn the language from studying those.
>
> I think both C+, Rust and D has a usability problem there.

No. Never send a newbie to study a typical code base, no matter 
what the language.

First, the concept of their being a 'typical' code base is a bit 
sus.

Second, newbies need (up-to-date) learning material that 
minimizes learning time and confusion, and provides concise, 
focused guides to specific topics(Andrew Koenig, Accelerated C++, 
2000).