D vs Java which is more powerful

[bachmeier]

On Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 07:24:50 UTC, GreatSam4sure 
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> According to this [1] a person that java is much more powerful 
> than D. I am really surprised at this claim. Is this true? 
> Because I believe D much more powerful than Java.
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> I will really appreciate detail analysis
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> 1.https://forum.dlang.org/thread/lnrhskowvyighdnzbdsn@forum.dlang.org

What does "powerful" mean? I sure as heck wouldn't call Java a 
powerful language for interacting with C code, for instance.

This kind of discussion is not likely to be fruitful. Most 
participants will have a limited understanding of both languages, 
terms like powerful will go undefined, and claims will be based 
on anecdotes rather than data. If you want to compare languages, 
you need to start by figuring out what you want to do, then you 
need to decide which language will help you get there the 
easiest, which is the best option for long-term maintenance, and 
so on. A language's power (whatever that means) is not going to 
be a big factor in that decision.