"Back to the Building Blocks": D should get in on this action

[user1234]

On Monday, 26 February 2024 at 22:41:50 UTC, TTK Ciar wrote:
> Earlier today the Biden administration announced an initiative 
> to start shifting federal agencies towards using software 
> written in "safe" languages:
>
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/
>
> Nowhere do they present recommendations for specific safe 
> languages, but reference is made to Microsoft's Project Everest 
> (which uses F-star, a semi-provably safe Fsharp derivative) 
> which seems like a broad hint.  The Rust folks are probably 
> already declaring victory and patting each other on their backs.

Hot reaction. "Dont you worry there's no hurry"

https://github.com/Speykious/cve-rs

Yes, the said "safe" rust model has problems.

> When software vendors are looking over the list of programming 
> languages with safety features suitable for use for contracts 
> with the United States federal government, D should at least be 
> included in the list.  It might help drum up some jobs for 
> folks who would like to write D for a living, but are stuck 
> with less-favored languages for lack of industry demand.
>
> I'm not sure how to get it on that list, though, nor whether 
> there even is such a list.