Why is D unpopular

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On Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 12:26:33 UTC, Chris Katko wrote:
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> If I could have private (or any keyword that mimics C++ 
> private) as a optional compiler flag, I would turn that on in a 
> heartbeat.

That is actually a decent alternative (i.e. an 'optional' 
compiler switch).

But even with the support of the D community, this would likely 
end up being something that Walter would have to implement (in 
that messy thing known as the frontend).

I'm sure he would give it is foremost attention ;-)

To be honest, the more I look into Swift (I only started a few 
days ago), the less impressed I am with D.

I think Swift has a really bright future actually.

https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/GuidedTour/GuidedTour.html