compiled code file size

[JohnnyK]

On Friday, 20 September 2013 at 16:20:34 UTC, Duke Normandin 
wrote:
> I'm re-visiting the D language. I've compared the file sizes of 
> 2 executables - 1 is compiled C code using gcc; the other is D 
> code using dmd.
>
> helloWorld.d => helloWorld.exe = 146,972 bytes
> ex1hello.c => ex1-hello.exe = 5,661 bytes
>
> Why such a huge difference???
>
> Duke

That 140KB is called the CYA document.  It is there so that when 
you the programmer screws up you don't look so bad in front of 
your boss.