Why is D unpopular?

[Paul Backus]

On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 12:51:14 UTC, Loara wrote:
> I think this is better
> ```d
>  // debug assertion
>  assert(condition);
>
>  // release assertion
>  if (!condition) throw new AssertError();
> ```
> or also
> ```d
>  // debug assertion
>  assert(condition);
>
>  // release assertion
>  if (!condition) throw new MyCustomError("My error message");
> ```
> so when your program fails the final  user is aware of what 
> went wrong.

I left off messages for the sake of the example, but of course 
you should use them in real code.

IMO it is better to use the `assert` keyword than to throw an 
`Error`, so that you can use the `-checkaction` switch to choose 
what happens at runtime when an assertion fails.