A summary of D's design principles

[Walter Bright]

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> A coworker asked me where he could find a brief document of D's design 
> principles. This was after I'd mentioned the "no function hijacking" 
> stance.
> 
> I think it would be a great idea if the up-and-coming 
> www.d-programming-language.org contained such a document.

I agree, but let's be careful not to drift into trite platitudes. For example, 
Ted Neward pointed out to me that *every* programming language bills itself as 
productivity enhancing. A manifesto should list things that set D apart from the 
goals of other languages, and shouldn't just repeat things that every language 
claims to do.