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On Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 01:25:46 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 00:47:08 UTC, Avrina wrote:
>> *systems* programming
>
> See, this is another thing I wish we'd avoid. I prefer to call 
> D "general purpose" (or maybe "all purpose") and avoid the 
> poorly-defined "systems" label anyway. It more accurately 
> describes D in the real world.

Go was in a similar spot several years ago. They first used the 
systems programming language in their marketing, but then people 
criticized them for having a GC. So they pivoted towards "systems 
as in web servers and stuff, not like operating systems".