Why is D unpopular?

[Mike Parker]

On Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 06:18:58 UTC, forkit wrote:

>
> But ImportC is short-sighted in my opinion, and is a step in 
> the opposite direction.

Like it or not, C libraries are a critical part of the D 
ecosystem. They fill in the gaps. C interop is also important for 
integrating D into existing code bases. ImportC improves D's 
interop by making it part of the out-of-the-box experience. It's 
something we should have had long ago.

>
> The focus should instead be on @safe, not C.

Memory safety is very much in focus. While Walter is working on 
ImportC, Atila has been focused on setting the stage to enable 
DIP 1000 by default. Dennis Korpel has overseen the squashing of 
several DIP 1000 bugs. There will be more work on shoring up 
memory safety features going forward.