Why is D unpopular?

[bauss]

On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 10:27:11 UTC, forkit wrote:
> On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 08:48:54 UTC, bauss wrote:
>>
>>
>> C# doesn't have a single compiler, that was especially true 
>> before dotnet core, where you absolutely had to use other 
>> compilers if you wanted to write code for any other platforms 
>> than Windows.
>
> In the world I live in (which maybe different to yours), there 
> is only one compiler for C# ;-)
>
> I'd argue the same is true for the majority of C# developers 
> (not every single one, but a majority) - since the majority 
> would have been developing on Windows anyway.
>
> When I goto the D download page, I have to immediately make a 
> choice from one of three compilers, even for the same platform.

That's just ignorance at play.

Anyone who uses .NET Framework isn't using the same compiler as 
anyone who uses dotnet core or .NET 6 for that matter.

The only difference between C# and D, is that for D you can be 
selective, for C# you get all the compilers shipped with you, D 
let's you pick and choose.

You have a really bad take on this, I'm not even trying to bad 
mouth C#, as I use it every day, alongside D.

But it's sheer ignorance from your side if you believe that C# is 
as simplified as you make it.

The reason why you don't see it is because you probably use 
Visual Studio, which is a massive bundle of compilers and tools.