No D in Great Computer Language Shootout?

[Bill Baxter]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:17 PM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS at lycos.com> wrote:
> Bill Baxter:
>> D used to be there, but the folks running the shootout de-listed it
>> for some reason.
>> Maybe it was lack of a 64-bit compiler?
>
> I think the notgentle person that manages the Shootout site has removed D because D programs were too much similar to the C programs. He is looking for very different code, not slight variations.

Hmm.  And Go qualifies because it has some CSP implementation built in?
Or is it more because it has a billion-dollar company built in?  Kinda
makes you wonder.

--bb