D has 22 place at the Tiobe index

[John Colvin]

On Thursday, 26 December 2013 at 03:34:55 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> The problem with web devs is that D is too heavy for them.  
> This is why most of them use php, maybe ruby or java, and not 
> C++.  I think D doing well in web dev is a lost cause, better 
> to focus on native GUI apps, especially on mobile.  Vibe.d is a 
> great project, but I don't see it ever catching on in the wider 
> web dev community.

Too heavy for some casual developers perhaps, but the speed 
advantage of D might be worth it for those who have higher server 
loads to contend with.