Why is D unpopular?

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Friday, 13 May 2022 at 23:33:42 UTC, forkit wrote:
> I think 'why is D unpopular' can be answered by D's biggest 
> mistake.
>
> Which was, to not move away from C (i.e. differentiate itself 
> from C).
>
> Instead, it tries to offer you the future, while being tied to 
> the past.

I guess so, C++ is the only realistic continuation of the past 
and will remain so for another 30 years. In order to take that 
lead you have to embrace C++ in a way that is future compatible...

The future of low level is a language that draws on rust and 
typescript sprinkled with some ideas from C++ and research on 
verification. It does not exist yet and will need decades to 
become mature.