Why is D unpopular

[Max Samukha]

On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 15:43:52 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:

>
> Simula was created for simulation. It added inheritance and 
> virtual functions to an Algol like language. You don't need 
> encapsulation to do simulation.

Yes, you can break encapsulation with Simula. You need to rely on 
discipline.

>
> Talking about Smalltalk in this context is strange.

Or talking about Simula, which doesn't have a mechanism for 
encapsulation.