Why is D unpopular?

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On Tuesday, 3 May 2022 at 19:01:44 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 5/3/2022 12:34 AM, Max Samukha wrote:
>> On Monday, 2 May 2022 at 20:24:29 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>> It sounds just like how Lisp, Java, and C# work. Nemerle even 
>>> uses the same interpreter/code generator as C#.
>> 
>> C# can't do CTFE. For example, in C#, you can't generate code 
>> (without resorting to hacks) at compile time based on UDAs the 
>> way you can in Nemerle or D. In C#, you usually process UDAs 
>> at runtime. I guess that is what you mean when you say "it 
>> needs compiler runtime at runtime". Yes, C# needs one because 
>> it must defer code generation to runtime.
>
> I'm surprised C# can't do CTFE. I guess its creators never 
> thought of it :-)
>
> Java can create and compile code at runtime. I ran into this 
> when creating a Java native compiler for Symantec. It was used 
> very rarely, but just enough to sink the notion of a native 
> compiler.

Actually:
https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang/discussions/2379

- Alex