D has: - fast compilation times - a module system - famously powerful metaprogramming and compile-time introspection - a familiar, but not ugly syntax - co

D has: - fast compilation times - a module system - famously powerful metaprogramming and compile-time introspection - a familiar, but not ugly syntax - comes with a package manager - simple-to-use build tools with dependency discovery - mostly-optional garbage collector (great for 90% projects!) - interfaces with C and C++ - memory safe C++ still has: - header files - a preprocessor - infamously hard-to-parse syntax - decades of legacy cruft - fun things like design-by-SFINAE My biggest reason to use D is that it works great for both small scripts (one program can be one file and is ran with one command, or even a shebang), and large projects (with packages / dependencies etc.). Similarly, if idiomatic D is too slow, you can optimize it by going as low as C or inline assembler without having to call-out to a lower-level language. Source: using D for almost everything since 2006, while also maintaining a few C++ projects.