Why is D unpopular?

[Dukc]

On Friday, 6 May 2022 at 13:40:19 UTC, Adam D Ruppe wrote:
> On Friday, 6 May 2022 at 13:25:00 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
> wrote:
>> All these languages have good eco systems (or system 
>> libraries) for their application areas. To get a reasonable 
>> comparison you need to focus on one application area and look 
>> at what you would need to build a full featured application.
>
> D is ideal for all applications.

Not quite ideal, but it does not have to be.

A family car does not need to be as good at pulling trailers as a 
tractor. It's still the more practical choice for that for most 
people. Commonality counts just as much as usefulness in one 
single purpose.