What are the worst parts of D?

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 9/24/14, 6:54 PM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 05:37:37PM -0700, Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>> On 9/24/14, 4:48 PM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>>> You're misrepresenting my position.*In spite of their current flaws*,
>>> modern build systems like SCons and Tup already far exceed make in
>>> their basic capabilities and reliability.
>>
>> Fair enough, thanks. Anyhow the point is, to paraphrase Gandhi: "Be
>> the change you want to see in dlang's build system" :o). -- Andrei
>
> Well, Cliff & I (and whoever's interested) will see what we can do about
> that. Perhaps in the not-so-distant future we may have a D build tool
> that can serve as the go-to build tool for D projects.

Sounds like a fun project. In case you'll allow me an opinion: I think 
dependency management is important for D, but a build tool is highly 
liable to become a distraction. Other ways to improve dependency 
management are likely to be more impactful.

Andrei