Why is D unpopular?

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On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 06:54:17 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
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> C# is not a prime example, Mono/Xamarin, .NET Native, Native 
> AOT, Meadow, CosmOS, Unity IL2CPP/Burst DOTS,....
>

I am not against multiple compilers.
I am not against multiple compilers.
I am not against multiple compilers.
I am not against multiple compilers.
I am not against multiple compilers.

Is everyone clear now?

Once more, just in case:
I am not against multiple compilers.

btw. What percentage of C# developers have had to use all those 
compilers ??

Also, you're argument is incomplete. To what extent do all those 
compilers you mentioned (the C# ones in particular), provide 
'implementation defined' behaviours for precisely the same code? 
(That's a question not a statement).

> No it isn't a C problem, rather quite common in the industry 
> for mature languages.

Are you saying having different compilers is not a problem? If so 
I agree (as I've made clear many times now).

If on the otherhand, you're saying that 'implementation defined' 
behaviour for precisely the same code, is not a problem, then I 
DO NOT agree.

It IS a problem - that has to be explicately managed by the 
developer (I'm referring specifically to C/C++ here of course, as 
I regularly have to switch compilers).

I do not know to what extent this might be a problem with the D 
programming language. I just posed the question. That's all.

I guess it depends on the completeness of the specification of 
the language.