Why is D unpopular?

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On Sunday, 22 May 2022 at 15:47:05 UTC, Siarhei Siamashka wrote:
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> "enforce" in D is the same as "assert!" in Rust
> "assert" in D is the same as "debug_assert!" in Rust
>
> Looks like you are only unhappy about names, but all the 
> necessary functionality is available.

'assert' comes naturally when making an 'assertion'.

assert(assert == assertion) // true

'enforce' does not. It just seems out of place to me.