Why is D unpopular?

[Walter Bright]

On 5/6/2022 12:26 AM, Araq wrote:
> It was in the Nim(rod) compiler which is a Modula 3 derivate quite early in the 
> project's lifetime, maybe as early as 2004, maybe later, I don't remember. And 
> maybe D had it earlier. However:
> 
> 1. I'm quite sure I didn't copy it from D. Because:
> 2. Nim actually **needs** it because otherwise its AST macro system simply 
> cannot work.
> 

You wrote the Nimrod compiler? I'm impressed!