Andrei's list of barriers to D adoption

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On Monday, 6 June 2016 at 19:55:53 UTC, DLearner wrote:
> If we allow _int foo;_ to declare an integer variable foo, then 
> suggest we have
> _dec bar(a,b);_ to declare a decimal variable bar with a units 
> in total length, b units of decimal places.
> D language then defines how (for example) assignment is carried 
> out (by default), and also provides mechanisms for alternatives 
> (ie some sort of dec_trunc() and dec_round() functions).

And when real-world money is involved, you'd better have 
arithmetic
overflow trigger an exception, not just wrap around silently.