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[WalterBright]

The D programming language is far safer than C/C++, with the same amount of power. The syntax/semantics are such that it's very easy to learn if one is familiar with C/C++.

For example, although one can use pointers in D with abandon, it's better to use slices, where array bounds overflows cannot happen. Array bounds overflows are the #1 cause of security bugs in shipped C/C++ software.

[999900000999 → WalterBright]

I think we might have chatted here before.

I want to like D, it definitely came up in my research but I just don't see the ecosystem as vibrant enough to lead to where I want it to .

Either building cool things, or better employment opportunities.

It is encouraging to see a language so loved folks are proselytizing for it.

My vote is for Haxe! But that's also a very high level language.

[WalterBright → 999900000999]

The people who do use D really like it. It's a mature language with solid compilers.

I haven't experienced a memory corruption problem with it in maybe a decade, and I write D code every day. That's a big change from my days writing C and C++.

[throwaway314155 → WalterBright]

> if one is familiar with C/C++.

> C and C++ are too difficult