Why is D unpopular?

[forkit]

On Monday, 23 May 2022 at 22:42:52 UTC, max haughton wrote:
> On Monday, 23 May 2022 at 22:05:23 UTC, forkit wrote:
>> On Monday, 23 May 2022 at 14:07:32 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>>> On Monday, 23 May 2022 at 13:55:34 UTC, wjoe wrote:
>>>> On Monday, 23 May 2022 at 09:45:21 UTC, claptrap wrote:
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> Asserts are removed in release mode unless it is assert(0). 
>>>>> Its idiotic.
>>>>
>>>> Isn't that C behavior though?
>>>
>>> C asserts are included or not based on various defines.
>>
>> It's rather odd, that it's so much easier in C.
>>
>> // uncomment to disable assert()
>> // #define NDEBUG
>>
>> (whereas) .. So much mucking around in D. It's ridiculous.
>
> It's a command line option versus a macro (likely supplies on 
> the command line). It's just fuss over nothing.

I don't fuss over 'nothing'.

First, I have to 'remember' that assert is removed in -release, 
but that depends on how you've actually used it.

Then, in order to leave my assert's in production code, I need to 
'remember' not to compile with -release, but rather 
-someothercrap I can't remember at the moment.

So while it's not the end of the world, it's also not 'nothing'.